Sesia | |
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Sésia apiformis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Tribe: | Sesiini |
Genus: | Sesia Fabricius, 1775 [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.
Trichocerota is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Oligophlebia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae, the clearwing moths. They are native to the Palearctic realm.
Trilochana is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Aegerosphecia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Chamanthedon is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Aschistophleps is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Heterosphecia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae which is found from Borneo, Sumatra and South India. There are eight known species with few records, so consequently their conservation status is unknown.
Melittia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Nokona is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Paranthrene 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.
Paranthrenella is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Bembecia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Pyropteron is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Dipchasphecia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Chamaesphecia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
The Tinthiinae are a subfamily of clearwing moths, first established in 1917 by Ferdinand Le Cerf.