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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Tribe: | Synanthedonini |
Genus: | Macrotarsipus Hampson, [1893] [1] |
Species | |
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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.
Oligophlebia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae, the clearwing moths. They are native to the Palearctic ecozone.
Sesia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Chamanthedon is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Homogyna is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Pseudosesia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Thyranthrene is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Sura is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Lophoceps is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Tipulamima is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Crinipus is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Episannina is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Lepidopoda is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Monopetalotaxis is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Macrotarsipus africana is a moth of the family Sesiidae described by William Beutenmüller in 1899. It is known from Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
Macrotarsipus albipunctus is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1893 and is known from Myanmar and central Vietnam. There are also records from Kenya and Malawi.
Macrotarsipus microthyris is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from Kenya and Malawi.
Macrotarsipus similis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from Thailand and Indonesia (Java). The habitat consists of dark tropical jungle.
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