Nausinoe reussi is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Max Gaede in 1917. It can be found in Tanzania, in eastern Africa.

Nausinoe reussi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Nausinoe
Species:
N. reussi
Binomial name
Nausinoe reussi
(Gaede, 1917)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lepyrodes reussi Gaede, 1917

This species remembers a little Nausinoe geometralis. It has pale-brown wings with white spots and has a wingspan of 18–20 mm. The holotypes were found in Kilwa in German East Africa (today: Tanzania), Dar es Salaam, and Ukerewe Island.[2]

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Nausinoe reussi (Gaede, 1917)". Afromoths. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  2. ^ Gaede, M., Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, bd. 8 (1915-17), p.397-398