Malgassesia seyrigi is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from northern Madagascar.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Malgassesia |
| Species: | M. seyrigi
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| Malgassesia seyrigi | |
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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.