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Microschismus yakovlevi

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Microschismus yakovlevi is a species in the family Alucitidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 1 country: South Africa.

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Quick facts about Microschismus yakovlevi

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does Microschismus yakovlevi live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Microschismus yakovlevi is listed for 1 country.

South Africa
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. South Africa

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Microschismus yakovlevi endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Microschismus yakovlevi classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyAlucitidae
  6. genusMicroschismus
  7. SpeciesMicroschismus yakovlevi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2020

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Microschismus yakovlevi

Other species in the same genus Microschismus.

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Common questions

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Where does Microschismus yakovlevi live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Microschismus yakovlevi for 1 country: South Africa. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Microschismus yakovlevi?

Microschismus yakovlevi (Microschismus yakovlevi) belongs to the family Alucitidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Microschismus yakovlevi (Microschismus yakovlevi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/microschismus-yakovlevi

MLA

“Microschismus yakovlevi (Microschismus yakovlevi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/microschismus-yakovlevi.

BibTeX
@misc{microschismus_yakovlevi_2026,
  title = {Microschismus yakovlevi (Microschismus yakovlevi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/microschismus-yakovlevi},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}