Maassenia distincta

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Maassenia distincta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Maassenia
Species:
M. distincta
Binomial name
Maassenia distincta
Gehlen, 1934 [1]

Maassenia distincta is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Madagascar.

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References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2011-10-26.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.