''Microschismus reginus'' is a species of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
of the family
Alucitidae. It is found in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ...
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[Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2011. A revision of the genus Microschismus Fletcher, 1909 (Lepidoptera: Alucitidae). African Invertebrates;2011, Vol. 52 Issue 2, p55]
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References
Endemic moths of South Africa
Moths described in 2011
Alucitidae
Moths of Africa
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