Melittia doddi

Melittia doddi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Melittia
Species: M. doddi
Binomial name
Melittia doddi
Le Cerf, 1916
Synonyms
  • Melittia amboinensis var. doddi LeCerf, 1917
  • Melittia thaumasia Turner, 1917

Melittia doddi is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known only from Queensland, where it was collected near Kuranda.

The length of the forewings is 12–14 mm for males and 13–14 mm for females.

Taxonomy

Melittia doddi was formerly considered a synonym or variety of Melittia amboinensis C. Felder, 1861 .

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