Paranthrene | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Tribe: | Paranthrenini |
Genus: | Paranthrene Hübner, [1819] [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.
Carmenta is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Chamanthedon is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Melittia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Synanthedon is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Paranthrene insolita is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in large parts of Europe, Turkey, Iraq, the Levant, Israel and the Palestinian Territories.