Melittia
Encyclopedia
Melittia 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
- Melittia eurytion (Westwood, 1848)
- Melittia formosana Matsumura, 1911
- Melittia formosana formosana Matsumura, 1911
- Melittia formosana nagaii Arita & Gorbunov, 1997
- Melittia gephyra Gaede, 1933
- Melittia inouei Arita & Yata, 1987
- Melittia sangaica Moore, 1877
- Melittia sangaica sangaica Moore, 1877
- Melittia sangaica nipponica Arita & Yata, 1987
- Melittia arcangelii Giacomelli, 1911
- Melittia bergii Edwards, 1883
- Melittia brabanti Le Cerf, 1917
- Melittia butleri Druce, 1883
- Melittia chimana Le Cerf, 1916
- Melittia combusta (Le Cerf, 1916)
- Melittia cyaneifera Walker, 1856
- Melittia eichlini Friedlander, 1986
- Melittia faulkneri Eichlin, 1992
- Melittia funesta Le Cerf, 1917
- Melittia gilberti Eichlin, 1992
- Melittia hervei Le Cerf, 1917
- Melittia imperator Rothschild, 1911
- Melittia josepha Le Cerf, 1916
- Melittia lagopus Boisduval, [1875]
- Melittia latimargo Butler, 1874
- Melittia louisa Le Cerf, 1916
- Melittia nigra (Le Cerf, 1917)
- Melittia oberthueri Le Cerf, 1916
- Melittia pauper Le Cerf, 1916b
- Melittia powelli Le Cerf, 1917
- Melittia pulchripes Walker, 1856
- Melittia pulchripes pulchripes Walker, 1856
- Melittia pulchripes dangeloi Köhler, 1941
- Melittia rufescens (Le Cerf, 1916)
- Melittia rugia Druce, 1910
- Melittia scoliiformis Schade, 1938
- Melittia smithi Druce, 1889
- Melittia sulphureopyga Le Cerf, 1916
- Melittia superba Rothschild, 1909
- Melittia tayuyana Bruch, 1941
- Melittia umbrosa Zukowsky, 1936
- Melittia xanthopus Le Cerf, 1916
- Melittia abyssiniensisMelittia abyssiniensisMelittia abyssiniensis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Ethiopia....
Hampson, 1919 - Melittia acosmetesMelittia acosmetesMelittia acosmetes is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Uganda....
Hampson, 1919 - Melittia auriplumia Melittia auriplumiaMelittia auriplumia is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from the Republic of Congo and Uganda....
Hampson, 1910 - Melittia aureosquamataMelittia aureosquamataMelittia aureosquamata is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Malawi, South Africa and Zambia....
(Wallengren, 1863) - Melittia aurociliataMelittia aurociliataMelittia aurociliata is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Namibia....
(Aurivillius, 1879) - Melittia azraelMelittia azraelMelittia azrael is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Gabon....
Le Cerf, 1914 - Melittia boulletiMelittia boulletiMelittia boulleti is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Mozambique....
Le Cerf, 1917 - Melittia chalconotaMelittia chalconotaMelittia chalconota is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Ghana, Nigeria and Tanzania....
Hampson, 1910 - Melittia chrysobaptaMelittia chrysobaptaMelittia chrysobapta is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Zambia....
Hampson, 1919 - Melittia congoanaMelittia congoanaMelittia congoana is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from the Democratic Republic of Congo....
Le Cerf, 1916 - Melittia ectothyrisMelittia ectothyrisMelittia ectothyris is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from South Africa....
Hampson, 1919 - Melittia endoxanthaMelittia endoxanthaMelittia endoxantha is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Mozambique and Tanzania....
Hampson, 1919 - Melittia haematopisMelittia haematopisMelittia haematopis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Kenya....
Fawcett, 1916 - Melittia houlbertiMelittia houlbertiMelittia houlberti is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Uganda....
Le Cerf, 1917 - Melittia hyaloxanthaMelittia hyaloxanthaMelittia hyaloxantha is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from the Democratic Republic of Congo....
Meyrick, 1928 - Melittia laboissiereiMelittia laboissiereiMelittia laboissierei is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Uganda....
Le Cerf, 1917 - Melittia laniremisMelittia laniremisMelittia laniremis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from South Africa....
(Wallengren, 1859) - Melittia lentistriataMelittia lentistriataMelittia lentistriata is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Malawi, Kenya and Zimbabwe....
Hampson, 1919 - Melittia oedipusMelittia oedipusThe African Vine Borer is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It originates from Africa , but has been introduced in Hawaii to control Ivy Gourd .The wingspan is 10-15 mm.The larvae feed on Coccinia grandis.-External links:*...
Oberthür, 1878 - Melittia pyropisMelittia pyropisMelittia pyropis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Malawi, Somalia and South Africa....
Hampson, 1919 - Melittia rufodorsaMelittia rufodorsaMelittia rufodorsa is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from South Africa....
Hampson, 1910a - Melittia tibialis (Drury, 1773)
- Melittia usambaraMelittia usambaraMelittia usambara is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Tanzania....
Le Cerf, 1917 - Melittia xanthogasterMelittia xanthogasterMelittia xanthogaster is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Kenya....
Hampson, 1919 - Melittia afonini Gorbunov & Arita, 1999
- Melittia amboinensis Felder, 1861
- Melittia astarte (Westwood, 1848)
- Melittia bella Arita & Gorbunov, 1996
- Melittia binghami Niceville, 1900
- Melittia burmana Le Cerf, 1916b
- Melittia callosoma Hampson, 1919
- Melittia celebica Le Cerf, 1916
- Melittia chalciformis (Fabricius, 1793)
- Melittia chrysogaster Walker, [1865]
- Melittia congruens Swinhoe, 1890
- Melittia cristata Arita & Gorbunov, 2002
- Melittia cucphuongae Arita & Gorbunov, 2000
- Melittia dichroipus Hampson, 1919
- Melittia distincta Le Cerf, 1916
- Melittia distinctoides Arita & Gorbunov, 2000
- Melittia erythrina Diakonoff, 1954
- Melittia ferroptera Kallies & Arita, 1998
- Melittia flaviventris Hampson, 1919
- Melittia fulvipes Kallies & Arita, 2004
- Melittia gigantea Moore, 1879
- Melittia gorochovi Gorbunov, 1988a
- Melittia hampsoni Beutenmüller, 1894
- Melittia indica Butler, 1874
- Melittia javana Le Cerf, 1916
- Melittia kulluana Moore, 1888
- Melittia leucogaster Hampson, 1919
- Melittia luzonica Gorbunov & Arita, 1996
- Melittia madureae Le Cerf, 1916
- Melittia meeki Le Cerf, 1916
- Melittia moluccaensis Hampson, 1919
- Melittia moni de Freina, 2007
- Melittia necopina Kallies & Arita, 2004
- Melittia nepalensis Gorbunov & Arita, 1999
- Melittia nepcha Moore, 1879
- Melittia newara Moore, 1879
- Melittia nilgiriensis Gorbunov & Arita, 1999b
- Melittia notabilis Swinhoe, 1890
- Melittia pellecta Swinhoe, 1890
- Melittia pijiae Arita & Kallies, 2000
- Melittia phorcus (Westwood, 1848)
- Melittia propria Kallies & Arita, 2003
- Melittia proxima Le Cerf, 1917
- Melittia romieuxi Gorbunov & Arita, 1996
- Melittia rutilipes Walker, [1865]
- Melittia senohi Arita & Gorbunov, 2000
- Melittia siamica Walker, [1865]
- Melittia simonyi Rebel, 1899
- Melittia staudingeri Boisduval, [1875]
- Melittia strigipennis Walker, [1865]
- Melittia sukothai Arita & Gorbunov, 1996
- Melittia sumatrana Le Cerf, 1916
- Melittia suzukii Gorbunov & Arita, 1999
- Melittia tabanus Le Cerf, 1916b
- Melittia taiwanensis Arita & Gorbunov, 2002
- Melittia tigripes Diakonoff, 1954
- Melittia uenoi Arita & Gorbunov, 2000
- Melittia volatilis Swinhoe, 1890
- Melittia xanthodes Diakonoff, 1954
- Melittia chalybescensMelittia chalybescensMelittia chalybescens is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known only from Queensland, where it was collected near Kuranda and Mackay.The length of the forewings is 14-15 mm for males and about 16 mm for females.-External links:***...
Miskin, 1892 - Melittia doddiMelittia doddiMelittia 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:...
Le Cerf, 1916 - Melittia calabaza Duckworth & Eichlin, 1973
- Melittia cucurbitae (Harris, 1828)
- Melittia gloriosaMelittia gloriosaThe Glorious Squash Vine Borer or Manroot Borer is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from North America, including Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas....
Edwards, 1880 - Melittia grandis (Strecker, 1881)
- Melittia khmer Le Cerf, 1917
- Melittia magnifica Beutenmüller, 1900
- Melittia snowiiMelittia snowiiMelittia snowii is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from North America, including Arizona.The wingspan is about 23 mm.The larvae feed on Cucurbita foetidissima.-External links:*...
Edwards, 1882