Macrotarsipus
Encyclopedia
Macrotarsipus is a genus of moth
s in the Sesiidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the Sesiidae
Sesiidae
The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are family of the Lepidoptera in which the wings partially have hardly any of the normal lepidopteran scales, leaving them transparent. The bodies are generally striped with yellow, red or white, sometimes very brightly, and they have simple antennae...
family.
Species
- Macrotarsipus albipunctusMacrotarsipus albipunctusMacrotarsipus albipunctus is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Myanmar and central Vietnam. There are also records from Kenya and Malawi.The wingspan is 22-24 mm....
Hampson, [1893] - Macrotarsipus similisMacrotarsipus similisMacrotarsipus similis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Thailand and Indonesia . The habitat consists of dark tropical jungle....
Arita & Gorbunov, 1995 - Macrotarsipus africanusMacrotarsipus africanusMacrotarsipus africanus is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon....
(Beutenmüller, 1899) - Macrotarsipus lioscelisMacrotarsipus lioscelisMacrotarsipus lioscelis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Sierra Leone....
Meyrick, 1935 - Macrotarsipus microthyrisMacrotarsipus microthyrisMacrotarsipus microthyris is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Kenya and Malawi....
Hampson, 1919