Osminia | |
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Osminia fenusaeformis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Tribe: | Osminiini |
Genus: | Osminia Le Cerf, 1917 [1] |
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.
Sophona is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Sesia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Melittia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Paranthrene is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Albuna is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Synanthedon is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Ichneumenoptera is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Penstemonia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Carmenta engelhardti is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by W. Donald Duckworth and Thomas Drake Eichlin in 1973. It is known from Arizona in the United States.
Carmenta odda is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by W. Donald Duckworth and Thomas Drake Eichlin in 1977. It is found in the United States from South Carolina to Florida.
Carmenta welchelorum is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by W. Donald Duckworth and Thomas Drake Eichlin in 1977. It is known from south-central Texas in the United States.
Carmenta wellerae is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by W. Donald Duckworth and Thomas Drake Eichlin in 1976. It is known from southern Arizona in the US and northern Mexico. The habitat consists of mountains and foothills.
Carmenta laurelae is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by Larry N. Brown, Thomas D. Eichlin and J. Wendell Snow in 1985, and is known from the US state of Florida.
Carmenta flaschkai is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by Eichlin in 1993. It is known from North America, including Texas.
Carmenta chromolaenae is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is native to Venezuela, but was introduced to South Africa for the biological control of Siam weed.
Osminia namibiana is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from Namibia.
Osminia fenusaeformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found on Crete and from Asia Minor to Iran and to the Levant.