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Malgassesia pauliani

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Malgassesia pauliani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Malgassesia
Species:
M. pauliani
Binomial name
Malgassesia pauliani
Viette, 1955[1]
Synonyms
  • Malgasesia pauliani

Malgassesia pauliani is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from southern Madagascar.

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

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  1. ^ Afro Moths
  2. ^ Viette, 1955. Nouveaux Tineoidea (s.l.) de Madagascar. - Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 123(1954):75–114. Fig.15