| Afromelittia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Tribe: | Melittiini |
| Genus: | Afromelittia Gorbunov & Arita, 1997 [1] |
| Species | |
See text | |
| Afromelittia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Tribe: | Melittiini |
| Genus: | Afromelittia Gorbunov & Arita, 1997 [1] |
| Species | |
See text | |
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.
Carmenta is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Synanthedon tipuliformis, known as the currant clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is endemic to the Palearctic ecozone, but is an invasive species in the Nearctic ecozone and the Australasia ecozone.
Paranthrenopsis is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Entrichella is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Trilochana is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Scasiba is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Glossosphecia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Nokona is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Phlogothauma is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Sura is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Synanthedon is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Euryphrissa is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Synanthedon andrenaeformis, the orange-tailed clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from most of Europe. It is also present in the Near East.
Afromelittia aenescens is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from Malawi, Zambia, Kenya and Mozambique.
Afromelittia iridisquama is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from western Africa.
Afromelittia natalensis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from South Africa.
Afromelittia occidentalis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from the Republic of the Congo, South Africa and Uganda.
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