Microschismus antennatus

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Microschismus antennatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Alucitidae
Genus: Microschismus
Species:
M. antennatus
Binomial name
Microschismus antennatus
Synonyms
  • Microschismus cteniasMeyrick, 1911
  • Microschismus columellaMeyrick, 1927
  • Microschismus catoMeyrick, 1927

Microschismus antennatus is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It was described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher in 1909 and is known from South Africa.

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Microschismus antennatus Fletcher T. B., 1909". Afromoths. Retrieved April 3, 2018.