Sesia (moth)
Encyclopedia
Sesia 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
- Sesia apiformis (Clerck, 1759)
- Sesia bembeciformisSesia bembeciformisThe Lunar Hornet Moth is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Europe.The wingspan is 32-42 mm. The length of the forewings is 15-19 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location....
(Hübner, [1803-1806]) - Sesia flavicollis (Hampson, [1893])
- Sesia gloriosa (Le Cerf, 1914)
- Sesia himachalensis Kallies & de Freina, 2009
- Sesia huaxica Xu, 1995
- Sesia ladakhensis Špatenka, 1990
- Sesia melanocephalaSesia melanocephalaSesia melanocephala is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in Central, Eastern and Northern Europe and parts of Western Europe as well as Asia. The range extends from the Pyrenees, through Southern France and Central Europe into Asia...
Dalman, 1816 - Sesia nirdhoji Petersen & Lingenhöle, 1998
- Sesia oberthueri (Le Cerf, 1914)
- Sesia przewalskii (Alpheraky, 1882)
- Sesia ruficollis Petersen & Lingenhöle, 1998
- Sesia siningensis (Hsu, 1981)
- Sesia solitera Špatenka & Arita, 1992
- Sesia tibetensis Arita & Xu, 1994b
- Sesia timur (Grum-Grshimailo, 1893)
- Sesia yezoensis (Hampson, 1919)
- Sesia ignicollis (Hampson, [1893])
- Sesia ommatiaeformis (Moore, 1891)
- Sesia repanda (Walker, 1856)
- Sesia spartani Eichlin & Taft, 1988
- Sesia tibialisSesia tibialisThe American Hornet Moth, Poplar Clearwing Borer or Cottonwood Crown Borer is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from North America, including British Columbia, Colorado, Utah, Michigan, Montana, Washington, California and Arizona.Adults resemble hornets with black and yellow-striped...
(Harris, 1839)