Malgassesia pauliani
Malgassesia pauliani is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from southern Madagascar.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Malgassesia |
| Species: | M. pauliani |
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| Malgassesia pauliani | |
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The wingspan of this species is 24 mm with a length of the forewings of 11 mm. The holotype was collected in the extreme south of Madagascar between Faux Cap and Cap Sainte Marie.[2]
References
- Afro Moths
- Viette, 1955. Nouveaux Tineoidea (s.l.) de Madagascar. - Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 123(1954):75–114. Fig.15
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