Melittosesia

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Melittosesia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Tribe: Sesiini
Genus: Melittosesia
Bartsch, 2009 [1]
Species:
M. flavitarsa
Binomial name
Melittosesia flavitarsa
Daniel Bartsch, 2009

Melittosesia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae from Madagascar.

This is a monotypic genus that only contains the species Melittosesia flavitarsa Bartsch, 2009 that was found in eastern Madagascar near Moramanga and Andasibe in mountainous primary forests. This species has a wingspan of 24–29 mm and a body length of 13–16 mm. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World Archived 2012-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Bartsch D., 2009. Melittosesia, a new genus of clearwing moths with a review of the Sesiini Boisduval, 1828 in Madagascar (Lep.:Sesiidae). - Entomologische Zeitschrift 119 (1): 9-12, 3 pl.


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