Malgassesia seyrigi
Appearance
Malgassesia seyrigi | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Genus: | Malgassesia |
Species: | M. seyrigi
|
Binomial name | |
Malgassesia seyrigi | |
Synonyms | |
|
Malgassesia seyrigi is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from northern Madagascar.
The wingspan of this species is 17 mm with a length of the forewings of 8 mm. The forewings are blackish, hindwings are hyaline (glass like). The holotype was collected by A. Seyrig at the Montagne d'Ambre.[2]
References
[edit]Wikispecies has information related to Malgassesia seyrigi.
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Viette, 1955. Nouveaux Tineoidea (s.l.) de Madagascar. - Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 123(1954):75–114.