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The Alucitidae or many-plumed moths are a family of moths with unusually modified wings. Both fore- and hind-wings consist of about six rigid spines, from which radiate flexible bristles creating a structure similar to a bird's feather.
Aluctoidea is the superfamily of many-plumed and false plume moths. These small moths are most easily recognized by their wings. These each consist of many narrow strips of membrane around the major veins, instead of a continuous sheet of membrane between the veins. In living moths in the wild, this is often hard to see however. When they are at rest, the "plumes" partly overlap, appearing as solid wings. But even then, they can be recognized by the wings having a marked lengthwise pattern and uneven edge.
The Tineodidae or false plume moths are a family of moths with in some cases unusually modified wings: Like in some related moths, the wings of several Tineodidae are decomposed into several rigid spines. This is a small family, with about a global total of 20 species described to date; some undescribed species are known or suspected to exist however. They seem to be of Australian origin, where they are most diverse, but range through the Wallacea to Southeast and South Asia, and into the Pacific to the Marquesas Islands.
Microschismus is a genus of moths in the family Alucitidae.
Alucita acalyptra is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
Alucita certifica is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
Alucita ferruginea is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
Alucita habrophila is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
Alucita ithycypha is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
Alucita libraria is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
Alucita phanerarcha is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
Alucita tesserata is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
Alucita ochriprota is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
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.
Microschismus cymatias is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
Microschismus sceletias is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
Microschismus premnias is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
Microschismus fortis is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is known from South Africa.
Microschismus lenzi is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in Zimbabwe.
Microschismus sterkfontein is a species of moth of the family Alucitidae. It is found in South Africa.
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- ↑ Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2011. A revision of the genus Microschismus Fletcher, 1909 (Lepidoptera: Alucitidae). African Invertebrates;2011, Vol. 52 Issue 2, p557 (abstract)