''Iwaruna robineaui'' is a

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of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Jacques Nel in 2008. It is found in

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, where it has been recorded from the eastern

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. The

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is 12 mm for males and 9.5 mm for females.Nel, J. (2008)
"Un nouveau microlépidoptère pour la France: ''Iwaruna robineaui'' n. sp. (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae)"
''Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France''. 113 (3): 339-341.

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