Melittosesia
| Melittosesia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Subfamily: | Sesiinae |
| Genus: | Melittosesia Bartsch, 2009[1] |
| Type species | |
| Melittosesia flavitarsa Bartsch, 2009 | |
| Species | |
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Melittosesia is a genus of moths in the Sesiidae family from Madagascar.
This is a monotypic genus that only contains the species Melittosesia flavitarsa Bartsch, 2009 that was found in eastern Madagascar near Moramanga and Andasibe in mountainous primary forests. This species has a wingspan of 24–29 mm and a body length of 13-16mm.[2]
References
- ↑ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
- ↑ Bartsch D., 2009. Melittosesia, a new genus of clearwing moths with a review of the Sesiini Boisduval, 1828 in Madagascar (Lep.:Sesiidae). - Entomologische Zeitschrift 119 (1): 9-12, 3 pl.