| Stenosphecia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Tribe: | Synanthedonini |
| Genus: | Stenosphecia Le Cerf, 1917 [1] |
| Species | |
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Stenosphecia is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Sesiidae. Its sole species is Stenosphecia columbica. Both genus and species were described in 1917 by Ferdinand Le Cerf. [1] It is found in the Neotropical realm. [2]
Le Cerf, Ferdinand (1917). "Contributions à l'étude des Aegeriidae. Description et Iconographie d'Espèces et de Formes nouvelles ou peu connues". In Oberthür, Charles (ed.). Etudes de lépidoptérologie comparée 14. pp. 285–287.
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.
Ferdinand Le Cerf was a French entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.
Conopsia 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.
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.
Agriomelissa is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Sura is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Synanthedon is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Paranthrenella is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Nyctaegeria is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sesiidae erected by Ferdinand Le Cerf in 1914. Its only species, Nyctaegeria nobilis, was first described by Herbert Druce in 1910. It exists in Angola and Tanzania.
Tipulamima is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Crinipus is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Pseudomelittia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Pyropteron muscaeforme, the thrift clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from most of Europe. A small member of its genus, the wingspan is 15–18 mm. It is further distinguished by narrow clear (transparent) spaces on the blackish, or bronzy, forewings. There are three whitish bands on the body, and traces of a whitish line along the middle of the back.
Bembecia blanka is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found on the Greek island of Crete.
The Tinthiinae are a subfamily of clearwing moths, first established in 1917 by Ferdinand Le Cerf.