Sesiidae
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The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are family of the Lepidoptera
in which the wings partially have hardly any of the normal lepidopteran scales, leaving them transparent. The bodies are generally striped with yellow, red or white, sometimes very brightly, and they have simple antennae. The general appearance is sufficiently similar to a wasp
or hornet
to make it likely that the moths gain a reduction in predation by Batesian mimicry. This enables them to be active in daylight. They are commonly collected using pheromone
lures. Worldwide there are 151 genera
, 1370 species
, and 50 subspecies
. Most of these occur in the tropics
, but there are many species in the Holarctic
region.
The larva
e of the Sesiidae are typically wood-borers, or burrow in plant roots. Many species are serious pests of fruit-tree or timber cultivation, or crop plants (e.g. Melittia
spp. on squash
) (Edwards et al., 1999).
Care should be taken not to confuse these moths with the Hemaris
genus of the family Sphingidae. These are also known as clearwing moths in the U.S.
, but normally as Bee Hawk-Moths in Britain. These have generally fatter furrier bodies than sesiid clearwings, looking similar to bumble bees, and lack the striped colouration.
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
in which the wings partially have hardly any of the normal lepidopteran scales, leaving them transparent. The bodies are generally striped with yellow, red or white, sometimes very brightly, and they have simple antennae. The general appearance is sufficiently similar to a wasp
Wasp
The term wasp is typically defined as any insect of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is neither a bee nor an ant. Almost every pest insect species has at least one wasp species that preys upon it or parasitizes it, making wasps critically important in natural control of their...
or hornet
Hornet
Hornets are the largest eusocial wasps; some species can reach up to in length. The true hornets make up the genus Vespa and are distinguished from other vespines by the width of the vertex , which is proportionally larger in Vespa and by the anteriorly rounded gasters .- Life cycle :In...
to make it likely that the moths gain a reduction in predation by Batesian mimicry. This enables them to be active in daylight. They are commonly collected using pheromone
Pheromone
A pheromone is a secreted or excreted chemical factor that triggers a social response in members of the same species. Pheromones are chemicals capable of acting outside the body of the secreting individual to impact the behavior of the receiving individual...
lures. Worldwide there are 151 genera
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
, 1370 species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
, and 50 subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
. Most of these occur in the tropics
Tropics
The tropics is a region of the Earth surrounding the Equator. It is limited in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere at approximately N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere at S; these latitudes correspond to the axial tilt of the Earth...
, but there are many species in the Holarctic
Holarctic
The Holarctic ecozone refers to the habitats found throughout the northern continents of the world as a whole. This region is divided into the Palearctic, consisting of Northern Africa and all of Eurasia, with the exception of Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, and the Nearctic,...
region.
The larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e of the Sesiidae are typically wood-borers, or burrow in plant roots. Many species are serious pests of fruit-tree or timber cultivation, or crop plants (e.g. Melittia
Squash vine borer
The squash vine borer is a diurnal species of sesiid moth that attacks wild and cultivated varieties of squash. The moth is often mistaken for a bee or wasp because of its movements, and the bright orange hindleg scales...
spp. on squash
Squash (fruit)
Squashes generally refer to four species of the genus Cucurbita, also called marrows depending on variety or the nationality of the speaker...
) (Edwards et al., 1999).
Care should be taken not to confuse these moths with the Hemaris
Hemaris
Hemaris is a Holarctic genus of sphinx moths, consisting of about 17 species living in the Holarctic, four of which fly in North and South America, three fly in Europe. Their main host plants are herbs and shrubs of the Dipsacaceae and Caprifoliaceae families...
genus of the family Sphingidae. These are also known as clearwing moths in the U.S.
United States
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, but normally as Bee Hawk-Moths in Britain. These have generally fatter furrier bodies than sesiid clearwings, looking similar to bumble bees, and lack the striped colouration.
Taxonomy
- Subfamily Tinthiinae Le Cerf, 1917
- Tribe Tinthiini Le Cerf, 1917
- MicrospheciaMicrospheciaMicrosphecia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Microsphecia brosiformis *Microsphecia tineiformis...
Bartel, 1912 - TinthiaTinthiaTinthia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Tinthia beijingana Yang, 1977:120*Tinthia mianjangalica Laštuvka, 1997*Tinthia cuprealis *Tinthia ruficollaris...
Walker, [1865] - SophonaSophonaSophona is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Sophona greenfieldi Eichlin, 1986*Sophona albibasilaris Eichlin, 1986*Sophona canzona Eichlin, 1986*Sophona ceropaliformis...
Walker, 1856 - ZenodoxusZenodoxusZenodoxus is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Zenodoxus canescens Edwards, 1881*Zenodoxus heucherae Edwards, 1881*Zenodoxus maculipes Grote & Robinson, 1868*Zenodoxus mexicanus Beutenmüller, 1897...
Grote & Robinson, 1868 - ConopsiaConopsiaConopsia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Conopsia bicolor *Conopsia flavimacula Kallies, 2000*Conopsia lambornella *Conopsia phoenosoma...
Strand, [1913] - ParanthrenopsisParanthrenopsisParanthrenopsis is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Paranthrenopsis editha *Paranthrenopsis flavitaenia Wang & Yang, 2002*Paranthrenopsis flaviventris Kallies & Arita, 2001...
Le Cerf, 1911 - EntrichellaEntrichellaEntrichella is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Entrichella constricta *Entrichella esakii *Entrichella pogonias Bryk, 1947*Entrichella yakushimaensis...
Bryk, 1947 - NegotinthiaNegotinthiaNegotinthia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Negotinthia hoplisiformis *Negotinthia myrmosaeformis **Negotinthia myrmosaeformis myrmosaeformis...
Gorbunov, 2001 - TrichocerotaTrichocerotaTrichocerota is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Trichocerota alectra *Trichocerota antigama Meyrick, 1926*Trichocerota brachythyra Hampson, 1919*Trichocerota cupreipennis...
Hampson, [1893] - ParadoxeciaParadoxeciaParadoxecia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Paradoxecia chura Arita, Kimura & Owada, 2009*Paradoxecia gravis *Paradoxecia dizona *Paradoxecia fukiensis Gorbunov & Arita, 1997...
Hampson, 1919 - RectalaRectalaRectala is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Rectala asyliformis Bryk, 1947*Rectala magnifica Kallies & Arita, 2001...
Bryk, 1947 - CeratocoremaCeratocoremaCeratocorema is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Ceratocorema antiphanopa *Ceratocorema cymbalistis *Ceratocorema hyalinum Kallies & Arita, 2001*Ceratocorema mesatma...
Hampson, [1893] - CaudicorniaCaudicorniaCaudicornia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Caudicornia aurantia *Caudicornia flavicincta *Caudicornia flava *Caudicornia tonkinensis Kallies & Arita, 2001...
Bryk, 1947 - BidentotinthiaBidentotinthiaBidentotinthia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Arita & Gorbunov, 2003 - TarsotinthiaTarsotinthiaTarsotinthia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Arita & Gorbunov, 2003 - TyrictacaTyrictacaTyrictaca is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Walker, 1862
- Microsphecia
- Tribe Pennisetiini Naumann, 1971
- PennisetiaPennisetiaPennisetia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Pennisetia bohemica Králícek & Povolný, 1974*Pennisetia fixseni **Pennisetia fixseni fixseni **Pennisetia fixseni admirabilis Arita, 1992...
Dehne, 1850 - CorematosetiaCorematosetiaCorematosetia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Corematosetia minuta Kallies & Arita, 2006*Corematosetia naumanni Kallies & Arita, 2001...
Kallies & Arita, 2001
- Pennisetia
- Tribe Paraglosseciini Gorbunov & Eitschberger 1990
- OligophlebiaOligophlebiaOligophlebia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Oligophlebia micra *Oligophlebia ulmi *Oligophlebia amalleuta Meyrick, 1910*Oligophlebia cristata Le Cerf, 1916b...
Hampson, [1893] - IsothamnisIsothamnisIsothamnis is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Meyrick, 1935 - CyanophlebiaCyanophlebiaCyanophlebia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Arita & Gorbunov, 2001 - LophocnemaLophocnemaLophocnema is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Turner, 1917 - DiapyraDiapyraDiapyra is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Turner, 1917 - MicreciaMicreciaMicrecia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Hampson, 1919
- Oligophlebia
- Tribe Similipepsini Špatenka, Laštuvka, Gorbunov, Toševski & Arita, 1993
- SimilipepsisSimilipepsisSimilipepsis is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Similipepsis takizawai Arita & Špatenka, 1989*Similipepsis yunnanensis Špatenka & Arita, 1992*Similipepsis aurea Gaede, 1929*Similipepsis ekisi Wang, 1984...
Le Cerf, 1911 - GasterostenaGasterostenaGasterostena is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Gasterostena funebris Kallies & Arita, 2006*Gasterostena ikedai Arita & Gorbunov, 2003*Gasterostena rubricincta Kallies & Arita, 2006...
Arita & Gorbunov, 2003
- Similipepsis
- Tribe Tinthiini Le Cerf, 1917
- Subfamily Sesiinae Boisduval, 1828
- Tribe Sesiini Boisduval, 1828
- SesiaSesia (moth)Sesia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Sesia apiformis *Sesia bembeciformis *Sesia flavicollis *Sesia gloriosa...
Fabricius, 1775 - TrilochanaTrilochanaTrilochana is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Trilochana scolioides Moore, 1879*Trilochana caseariae Yang & Wang, 1989*Trilochana chalciptera Hampson, 1919*Trilochana illustris Kallies & Arita, 1998...
Moore, 1879 - CyanosesiaCyanosesiaCyanosesia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Cyanosesia borneensis Kallies, 2003*Cyanosesia cyanolampra *Cyanosesia cyanosa Kallies & Arita, 2004*Cyanosesia formosana Arita & Gorbunov, 2002...
Gorbunov & Arita, 1995 - SphecosesiaSphecosesiaSphecosesia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Sphecosesia ashinaga Kallies & Arita, 2004*Sphecosesia aterea Hampson, 1919*Sphecosesia bruneiensis Kallies, 2003*Sphecosesia pedunculata Hampson, 1910...
Hampson, 1910 - TeinotarsinaTeinotarsinaTeinotarsina is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Teinotarsina flavicincta *Teinotarsina litchivora *Teinotarsina longipes...
Felder, 1874 - LenyraLenyraLenyra is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Walker, 1856 - AegerospheciaAegerospheciaAegerosphecia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Aegerosphecia calliptera Le Cerf, 1916*Aegerosphecia cyanea Hampson, 1919*Aegerosphecia fasciata *Aegerosphecia fulviventris Le Cerf, 1916...
Le Cerf, 1916 - LamellispheciaLamellispheciaLamellisphecia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Lamellisphecia champaensis Kallies & Arita, 2004*Lamellisphecia haematinea Kallies & Arita, 2004*Lamellisphecia sumatrana Fischer, 2005...
Kallies & Arita, 2004 - ClavigeraClavigeraClavigera is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Clavigera chrysoptera *Clavigera pugnax...
Kallies & Arita, 2004 - EuspheciaEuspheciaEusphecia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Le Cerf, 1937 - ScasibaScasibaScasiba is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Scasiba okinawana *Scasiba rhynchioides *Scasiba scribai *Scasiba sheni...
Matsumura, 1931 - CallispheciaCallispheciaCallisphecia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Callisphecia bicincta Le Cerf, 1916*Callisphecia oberthueri Le Cerf, 1916...
Le Cerf, 1916 - MadaspheciaMadaspheciaMadasphecia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Madasphecia griveaudi *Madasphecia puera...
Viette, 1982 - MelittosesiaMelittosesiaMelittosesia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Bartsch, 2009 - BarbaspheciaBarbaspheciaBarbasphecia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Barbasphecia ares Pühringer & Sáfián, 2011*Barbasphecia hephaistos Pühringer & Sáfián, 2011...
Pühringer & Sáfián 2011 - AfrokonaAfrokonaAfrokona is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Fischer, 2006 - HovaesiaHovaesiaHovaesia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family containing only one species, Hovaesia donckieri, which is known from Madagascar....
Le Cerf, 1957 - LenyrhovaLenyrhovaLenyrhova is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family containing only one species, Lenyrhova heckmanniae, which is known from Madagascar....
Le Cerf, 1957
- Sesia
- Tribe Cissuvorini Duckworth & Eichlin 1977
- ToleriaToleriaToleria is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Toleria abiaeformis Walker, [1865]*Toleria ilana Arita & Gorbunov, 2001...
Walker, [1865] - ChimaerospheciaChimaerospheciaChimaerosphecia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Chimaerosphecia aegerides Strand, [1916]*Chimaerosphecia colochelyna Bryk, 1947*Chimaerosphecia sinensis...
Strand, [1916] - GlossospheciaGlossospheciaGlossosphecia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Glossosphecia contaminata *Glossosphecia romanovi *Glossosphecia huoshanensis *Glossosphecia melli...
Hampson, 1919 - CissuvoraCissuvoraCissuvora is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Cissuvora ampelopsis *Cissuvora sinensis Wang & Yang, 2002...
Engelhardt, 1946 - DasyspheciaDasyspheciaDasysphecia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Dasysphecia bombyliformis *Dasysphecia bombylina Arita & Kallies, 2005*Dasysphecia ursina Kallies & Arita, 2005...
Hampson, 1919
- Toleria
- Tribe Osminiini Duckworth & Eichlin 1977
- OsminiaOsminiaOsminia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Osminia fenusaeformis *Osminia donahueorum Duckworth & Eichlin, 1983*Osminia ruficornis *Osminia albipilosa Eichlin, 1998...
Le Cerf, 1917 - ChamanthedonChamanthedonChamanthedon is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Chamanthedon albicincta Hampson, 1919*Chamanthedon aurigera *Chamanthedon bicincta Arita & Gorbunov, 2000*Chamanthedon chrysostetha...
Le Cerf, 1916 - MicrosynanthedonMicrosynanthedonMicrosynanthedon is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Microsynanthedon ambrensis Viette, [1955]*Microsynanthedon setodiformis *Microsynanthedon tanala Minet, 1976...
Viette, [1955] - CalasesiaCalasesiaCalasesia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Beutenmüller, 1899 - AenigminaAenigminaAenigmina is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Aenigmina aenea Le Cerf, 1912*Aenigmina critheis *Aenigmina latimargo Le Cerf, 1912*Aenigmina tiresa...
Le Cerf, 1912 - CabominaCabominaCabomina is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Cabomina dracomontana de Freina, 2008*Cabomina heliostoma *Cabomina monicae de Freina, 2008*Cabomina tsomoana de Freina, 2011...
de Freina, 2008 - PyranthrenePyranthrenePyranthrene is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family containing only one species, Pyranthrene flammans, which is known from Malawi....
Hampson, 1919 - HomogynaHomogynaHomogyna is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Homogyna alluaudi Le Cerf, 1911*Homogyna bartschi de Freina, 2011*Homogyna ignivittata Hampson, 1919*Homogyna pythes...
Le Cerf, 1911 - AschistophlepsAschistophlepsAschistophleps is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Aschistophleps lampropoda Hampson, [1893]*Aschistophleps longipoda Arita & Gorbunov, 2000*Aschistophleps metachryseis Hampson, 1895...
Hampson [1893] - PyrophlepsPyrophlepsPyrophleps is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Pyrophleps vitripennis Arita & Gorbunov, 2000*Pyrophleps cucphuonganae Arita & Gorbunov, 2000*Pyrophleps nigripennis Arita & Gorbunov, 2000...
Arita & Gorbunov, 2000 - HeterospheciaHeterospheciaHeterosphecia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Heterosphecia bantanakai *Heterosphecia hyaloptera *Heterosphecia indica Kallies, 2003...
Le Cerf, 1916 - MelanospheciaMelanospheciaMelanosphecia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Melanosphecia atra Le Cerf, 1916*Melanosphecia auricollis *Melanosphecia dohertyi Hampson, 1919*Melanosphecia funebris...
Le Cerf, 1916 - AkaispheciaAkaispheciaAkaisphecia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Gorbunov & Arita, 1995 - CallithiaCallithiaCallithia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Le Cerf, 1916
- Osminia
- Tribe Melittiini Le Cerf, 1917
- MelittiaMelittiaMelittia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Melittia eurytion *Melittia formosana Matsumura, 1911**Melittia formosana formosana Matsumura, 1911**Melittia formosana nagaii Arita & Gorbunov, 1997...
Hübner, [1819] - DesmopodaDesmopodaDesmopoda is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Felder, 1874 - AgriomelissaAgriomelissaAgriomelissa is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Agriomelissa aethiopica *Agriomelissa amblyphaea *Agriomelissa brevicornis *Agriomelissa gypsospora Meyrick, 1931...
Meyrick, 1931 - AfromelittiaAfromelittiaAfromelittia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Afromelittia aenescens *Afromelittia iridisquama *Afromelittia natalensis *Afromelittia occidentalis...
Gorbunov & Arita, 1997 - CephalomelittiaCephalomelittiaCephalomelittia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Gorbunov & Arita, 1995 - MacroscelesiaMacroscelesiaMacroscelesia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Macroscelesia japona *Macroscelesia longipes **Macroscelesia longipes longipes...
Hampson, 1919
- Melittia
- Tribe Paranthrenini Niculescu, 1964
- NokonaNokonaNokona is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*subgenus Nokona Matsumura, 1931**Nokona aurivena **Nokona bicincta **Nokona chinensis **Nokona coreana Toševski & Arita, 1993...
Matsumura 1931 - TaikonaTaikonaTaikona is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Arita & Gorbunov, 2001 - ScoliokonaScoliokonaScoliokona is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Scoliokona heptapora Kallies & Arita, 1998*Scoliokona hyalina Arita & Gorbunov, 2003*Scoliokona kalliesi Arita & Riefenstahl, 2004...
Kallies & Arita, 1998 - RubukonaRubukonaRubukona is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Rubukona cuprescens *Rubukona svetlanae Fischer, 2007...
Fischer, 2007 - AdixoaAdixoaAdixoa is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Adixoa alterna *Adixoa leucocyanea *Adixoa tomentosa Schultze, 1908*Adixoa trizonata...
Hampson, [1893] - PramilaPramila (moth)Pramila is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Moore, 1879 - VitaceaVitaceaVitacea is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Vitacea cupressi *Vitacea polistiformis *Vitacea scepsiformis *Vitacea admiranda...
Engelhardt, 1946 - PhlogothaumaPhlogothaumaPhlogothauma is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Butler, 1882 - ParanthreneParanthreneParanthrene is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Paranthrene diaphana Dalla Torre & Strand, 1925*Paranthrene flammans *Paranthrene insolita Le Cerf, 1914**Paranthrene insolita insolita Le Cerf, 1914...
Hübner, [1819] - PseudosesiaPseudosesiaPseudosesia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Pseudosesia albifrons *Pseudosesia caeruleimicans *Pseudosesia canarensis *Pseudosesia charlesi...
Felder, 1861 - AlbunaAlbunaAlbuna is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Albuna fraxini *Albuna pyramidalis *Albuna bicaudata Eichlin, 1989*Albuna polybiaformis Eichlin, 1989*Albuna rufibasilaris Eichlin, 1989...
Edwards, 1881 - EuhagenaEuhagenaEuhagena is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Euhagena palariformis **Euhagena palariformis palariformis **Euhagena palariformis nazir *Euhagena emphytiformis...
Edwards, 1881 - SincaraSincaraSincara is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Walker, 1856 - TiristaTiristaTirista is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Tirista argentifrons Walker, [1865]*Tirista praxila Druce, 1896...
Walker, [1865] - ThyranthreneThyranthreneThyranthrene is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Thyranthrene adumbrata Bartsch, 2008*Thyranthrene albicincta *Thyranthrene metazonata Hampson, 1919*Thyranthrene obliquizona...
Hampson, 1919 - SuraSura (moth)Sura is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Sura ellenbergeri *Sura lampadura Meyrick, 1935*Sura melanochalcia *Sura pyrocera Hampson, 1919*Sura ruficauda...
Walker, 1856
- Nokona
- Tribe Synanthedonini Niculescu, 1964
- SynanthedonSynanthedonSynanthedon is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Synanthedon andrenaeformis **Synanthedon andrenaeformis andrenaeformis **Synanthedon andrenaeformis tenuicingulata Špatenka, 1997...
Hübner, [1819] - RavitriaRavitriaRavitria is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Ravitria aurifasciata *Ravitria confusa *Ravitria pyrosema *Ravitria sotchivkoi...
Gorbunov & Arita, 2000 - KantipuriaKantipuriaKantipuria is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Gorbunov & Arita, 1999 - KemneriellaKemneriellaKemneriella is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Bryk, 1947 - IchneumenopteraIchneumenopteraIchneumenoptera is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Ichneumenoptera auripes *Ichneumenoptera caudata Gorbunov & Arita, 1995*Ichneumenoptera daidai Gorbunov & Arita, 2000...
Hampson, [1893] - ParanthrenellaParanthrenellaParanthrenella is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Paranthrenella koshiensis Gorbunov & Arita, 1999*Paranthrenella albipuncta Gorbunov & Arita, 2000*Paranthrenella formosicola...
Strand, [1916] - AnthedonellaAnthedonellaAnthedonella is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Anthedonella flavida Gorbunov & Arita, 2000*Anthedonella ignicauda *Anthedonella jinghongensis...
Gorbunov & Arita, 1999 - SchimiaSchimiaSchimia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Schimia flavipennis Gorbunov & Arita, 1999*Schimia flava *Schimia tanakai Gorbunov & Arita, 2000...
Gorbunov & Arita, 1999 - UncothedonUncothedonUncothedon is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Uncothedon nepalensis *Uncothedon aurifera *Uncothedon pentazona...
Gorbunov & Arita, 1999 - PalmiaPalmiaPalmia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Beutenmüller, 1896 - PodosesiaPodosesiaPodosesia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Podosesia aureocincta Purrington & Nielsen, 1977*Podosesia syringae *Podosesia surodes Hampson, 1919...
Möschler, 1879 - SanninaSanninaSannina is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Walker, 1856 - NyctaegeriaNyctaegeriaNyctaegeria is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family containing only one species, Nyctaegeria nobilis, which is known from Angola and Tanzania....
Le Cerf, 1914 - CarmentaCarmenta (moth)Carmenta is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Carmenta albociliata *Carmenta anthracipennis *Carmenta apache Engelhardt, 1946*Carmenta arizonae...
Edwards, 1881 - PenstemoniaPenstemoniaPenstemonia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Penstemonia clarkei Engelhardt, 1946*Penstemonia dammersi Engelhardt, 1946*Penstemonia edwardsii *Penstemonia hennei Engelhardt, 1946...
Engelhardt, 1946 - CamaegeriaCamaegeriaCamaegeria is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family containing only one species, Camaegeria auripicta, which is known from Cameroon....
Strand, 1914 - MalgassesiaMalgassesiaMalgassesia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Malgassesia ankaratralis Viette, 1957*Malgassesia biedermanni Viette, 1982*Malgassesia milloti Viette, 1982*Malgassesia pauliani Viette, [1955]...
Le Cerf, 1922 - LophocepsLophocepsLophoceps is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Lophoceps abdominalis Hampson, 1919*Lophoceps alenicola *Lophoceps quinquepuncta Hampson, 1919*Lophoceps cyaniris Hampson, 1919...
Hampson, 1919 - TipulamimaTipulamimaTipulamima is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Tipulamima aristura *Tipulamima auronitens *Tipulamima festiva *Tipulamima flammipes...
Holland, 1893 - RodolphiaRodolphiaRodolphia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family containing only one species, Rodolphia hombergi, which is known from Madagascar....
Le Cerf, 1911 - AlcathoeAlcathoe (moth)Alcathoe is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Alcathoe autumnalis Engelhardt, 1946*Alcathoe carolinensis Engelhardt, 1925*Alcathoe caudata *Alcathoe pepsioides Engelhardt, 1925...
Edwards, 1882 - PseudalcathoePseudalcathoePseudalcathoe is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Pseudalcathoe chatanayi Le Cerf, 1916b*Pseudalcathoe aspetura Meyrick, 1932...
Le Cerf, 1916 - MacrotarsipusMacrotarsipusMacrotarsipus is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Macrotarsipus albipunctus Hampson, [1893]*Macrotarsipus similis Arita & Gorbunov, 1995*Macrotarsipus africanus...
Hampson, [1893] - GrypopalpiaGrypopalpiaGrypopalpia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Grypopalpia iridescens Hampson, 1919*Grypopalpia uranopla...
Hampson, 1919 - HymenocleaHymenoclea (moth)Hymenoclea is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Engelhardt, 1946 - EuryphrissaEuryphrissaEuryphrissa is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Euryphrissa cambyses *Euryphrissa chea *Euryphrissa cladiiformis *Euryphrissa croesiformis...
Butler, 1874 - LeptaegeriaLeptaegeriaLeptaegeria is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Leptaegeria axiomnemoneuta Zukowsky, 1936*Leptaegeria cillutincariensis Zukowsky, 1936*Leptaegeria costalimai Köhler, 1953*Leptaegeria flavocastanea Le Cerf, 1916...
Le Cerf, 1916 - AegerinaAegerinaAegerina is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Aegerina allotriochora Zukowsky, 1936*Aegerina alomyaeformis Zukowsky, 1936*Aegerina mesostenos Zukowsky, 1936*Aegerina ovinia...
Le Cerf, 1917 - StenospheciaStenospheciaStenosphecia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Le Cerf, 1917 - BembeciaBembeciaBembecia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Bembecia abromeiti Kallies & Riefenstahl, 2000*Bembecia albanensis **Bembecia albanensis albanensis...
Hübner, [1819] - PyropteronPyropteronPyropteron is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*subgenus Pyropteron Newman, 1832**Pyropteron biedermanni Le Cerf, 1925**Pyropteron ceriaeforme **Pyropteron chrysidiforme...
Newman, 1832 - DipchaspheciaDipchaspheciaDipchasphecia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Dipchasphecia altaica Gorbunov, 1991*Dipchasphecia consobrina *Dipchasphecia intermedia Špatenka, 1997*Dipchasphecia iskander Gorbunov, 1994...
Capuse, 1973 - ChamaespheciaChamaespheciaChamaesphecia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*subgenus Chamaesphecia Spuler, 1910**Chamaesphecia adelpha Le Cerf, 1938**Chamaesphecia amygdaloidis Schleppnik, 1933**Chamaesphecia anthracias Le Cerf, 1937...
Spuler, 1910 - WeismanniolaWeismanniolaWeismanniola is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Naumann, 1971 - IchneumonellaIchneumonellaIchneumonella is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Ichneumonella hyaloptera Gorbunov & Arita, 2005*Ichneumonella viridiflava Gorbunov & Arita, 2005...
Gorbunov & Arita, 2005 - CrinipusCrinipusCrinipus is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Crinipus leucozonipus Hampson, 1896*Crinipus marisa *Crinipus pictipes *Crinipus vassei...
Hampson, 1896
- Synanthedon
- Genera unassigned to Tribe
- AloninaAloninaAlonina is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Alonina difformis Hampson, 1919*Alonina longipes *Alonina rygchiiformis Walker, 1856...
Walker, 1856 - AnaudiaAnaudiaAnaudia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family containing only one species, Anaudia felderi, which is known from Botswana....
Wallengren, 1863 - AugangelaAugangelaAugangela is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Meyrick, 1932 - AustrosetiaAustrosetiaAustrosetia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family containing only one species, Austrosetia semirufa, which is known from South Africa....
Felder, 1874 - CeritrypetesCeritrypetesCeritrypetes is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Bradley, 1956 - ConopygaConopygaConopyga is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Felder, 1861 - EchidgnathiaEchidgnathiaEchidgnathia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Echidgnathia khomasana de Freina, 2011*Echidgnathia vitrifasciata...
Hampson, 1919 - EpisanninaEpisanninaEpisannina is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Episannina albifrons *Episannina chalybea Aurivillius, 1905*Episannina flavicincta Hampson, 1919*Episannina lodimana...
Aurivillius, 1905 - ErismaticaErismaticaErismatica is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family containing only one species, Erismatica erythropis, which is known from Zimbabwe....
Meyrick, 1933 - GymnosophistisGymnosophistisGymnosophistis is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Meyrick, 1934 - HymenospheciaHymenospheciaHymenosphecia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family containing only one species, Hymenosphecia albomaculata, which is known from Uganda....
Le Cerf, 1917 - IsocylindraIsocylindraIsocylindra is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Meyrick, 1930 - LepidopodaLepidopodaLepidopoda is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Lepidopoda sylphina Hampson, 1919*Lepidopoda andrepiclera Hampson, 1910*Lepidopoda heterogyna Hampson, 1900*Lepidopoda lutescens Diakonoff, [1968]...
Hampson, 1900 - LeuthneriaLeuthneriaLeuthneria is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family containing only one species Leuthneria ruficincta, which is known from Sudan....
Dalla Torre, 1925 - MegalospheciaMegalospheciaMegalosphecia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Megalosphecia callosoma Hampson, 1919*Megalosphecia gigantipes Le Cerf, 1916...
Le Cerf, 1916 - MelisophistaMelisophistaMelisophista is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Meyrick, 1927 - MetaspheciaMetaspheciaMetasphecia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family containing only one species, Metasphecia vuilleti, which is known from Senegal....
Le Cerf, 1917 - MimocryptaMimocryptaMimocrypta is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family containing only one species, Mimocrypta hampsoni, which is known from Uganda....
Naumann, 1971 - MonopetalotaxisMonopetalotaxisMonopetalotaxis is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Monopetalotaxis candescens *Monopetalotaxis chalciphora Hampson, 1919*Monopetalotaxis doleriformis...
Wallengren, 1859 - PedaloninaPedaloninaPedalonina is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Gaede, 1929 - ProaegeriaProaegeriaProaegeria is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family containing only one species, Proaegeria vouauxi, which is known from Cameroon....
Le Cerf, 1916 - PseudomelittiaPseudomelittiaPseudomelittia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family.-Species:*Pseudomelittia andraenipennis *Pseudomelittia berlandi Le Cerf, 1917*Pseudomelittia cingulata Gaede, 1929...
Le Cerf, 1917 - TradescanticolaTradescanticolaTradescanticola is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Hampson, 1919 - UranothyrisUranothyrisUranothyris is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Meyrick, 1933 - VespanthedonVespanthedonVespanthedon is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family containing only one species, Vespanthedon cerceris, which is known from Mozambique....
Le Cerf, 1917 - XenosesXenosesXenoses is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Durrant, 1924 - ZhuosesiaZhuosesiaZhuosesia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family....
Yang, 1977
- Alonina
- Tribe Sesiini Boisduval, 1828
External links
- Dr. Franz Pühringer: Sesiidae
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] in English - Synanthedon exitiosa, peachtree borer on the UFUniversity of FloridaThe University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
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Featured Creatures Web site - Synanthedon scitula, dogwood borer on the UFUniversity of FloridaThe University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
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Featured Creatures Web site - Australian moths online Gallery
- Deltakey Family description and nineteenth century plates.