''Peucoteles'' is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

moth genus in the family Gelechiidae. Its only species, ''Peucoteles herpestica'', is found in

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

, India. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1931. The larvae feed on '' Pinus khasia''.''Exotic Microlepidoptera''. 4 (2-4): 57.
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Gelechiinae Monotypic moth genera Gelechiidae genera Taxa named by Edward Meyrick {{Gelechiinae-stub