| Weismanniola | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Tribe: | Synanthedonini |
| Genus: | Weismanniola Naumann, 1971 [1] |
| Species: | W. agdistiformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Weismanniola agdistiformis (Staudinger, 1866) | |
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Weismanniola is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae, containing only one species Weismanniola agdistiformis, which is found in southern Russia [2] and western Kazakhstan.
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.
The hornet moth or hornet clearwing is a large moth native to Europe and the Middle East and has been introduced to North America. Its protective coloration is an example of Batesian mimicry, as its similarity to a hornet makes it unappealing to predators. The hornet moth has been linked to the large dieback of poplar trees across Europe because its larvae bore into the trunk of the tree before re-emerging as adults.
Synanthedon tipuliformis, known as the currant clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is endemic to the Palearctic realm, but is an invasive species in the Nearctic realm and the Australasian realm.
Synanthedon vespiformis, the yellow-legged clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm.
Bembecia ichneumoniformis, the six-belted clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae.
Synanthedon bibionipennis, the strawberry crown moth, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in western North America from Montana south to Texas westward to the Pacific coast and from British Columbia to California. It is an introduced species in Hawaii.
Oligophlebia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae, the clearwing moths. They are native to the Palearctic realm.
Camaegeria is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae. The genus was erected by Embrik Strand in 1914.
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. It is found in the Neotropical realm.
Microsphecia brosiformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from the Balkan Peninsula to the Crimea, southern Russia (Sarepta), Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Iran, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.
Synanthedon stomoxiformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in most of Europe and the Middle East.
Bembecia scopigera, the six-belted clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from central Spain over most of south-western and central Europe, the Balkans, Greece, southern Russia and Ukraine to Turkey.
Pyropteron triannuliformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from most of Europe to the Near East and Central Asia.
Chamaesphecia anatolica is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Turkey, Greece, Serbia and Montenegro, Romania and Hungary.
Bembecia uroceriformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Italy and most of the Balkan Peninsula. It is also found in North Africa and from Asia Minor to the Caucasus.
Chamaesphecia bibioniformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in southern Europe and from Asia Minor to Kyrgyzstan.
Chamaesphecia masariformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in south-eastern Europe, Turkey, northern Iran, the Middle East, the Caucasus, southern Russia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
Synanthedon mesiaeformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in France, Spain, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, most of the Balkan Peninsula, Finland, Russia and Asia Minor. The species prefers solitary trees on meadows, in parks and along streams.
Synanthedon spuleri is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found from France to Turkey and Georgia. In the south, it is found in southern and eastern Europe. In the north, the range extends to the line Paris-southern Germany.