''Microsphinx'' is a genus of
moths in the family
Sphingidae, consisting of one species, ''Microsphinx pumilum'', which is known from
South Africa.
It is similar to ''
Sphingonaepiopsis'' species. For instance, the forewing upperside is similar to ''
Sphingonaepiopsis kuldjaensis'', but with more conspicuous longitudinal narrow stripes. The abdomen upperside has distinct lines and grey dots. The hindwing upperside is yellow with a brown marginal band of even width.
References
Endemic moths of South Africa
Macroglossini
Monotypic moth genera
Moths of Africa
Taxa named by Walter Rothschild
Taxa named by Karl Jordan
Moths described in 1875
Sphingidae genera
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