Aenigmina

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Aenigmina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sesiidae
Subfamily:
Sesiinae
Genus:
Aenigmina

Le Cerf, 1912 [1]
Species

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Aenigmina is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Sesiidae family of insects

The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a diurnal moth family in the order Lepidoptera known for their Batesian mimicry in both appearance and behaviour of various Hymenoptera.

Species

Aenigmina aenea is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from Tanzania.

Aenigmina critheis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from Mozambique.

Aenigmina latimargo is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from Tanzania.

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References

  1. ↑ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine.


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