Pennisetia
Encyclopedia
Pennisetia 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
- Pennisetia bohemica Králícek & Povolný, 1974
- Pennisetia fixseni (Leech, 1889)
- Pennisetia fixseni fixseni (Leech, 1889)
- Pennisetia fixseni admirabilis Arita, 1992
- Pennisetia hylaeiformisPennisetia hylaeiformisThe Raspberry Clearwing is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in Europe.The length of the forewings is 11-14 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.The larvae feed on Rubus idaeus....
(Laspeyres, 1801)- Pennisetia hylaeiformis hylaeiformis (Laspeyres, 1801)
- Pennisetia hylaeiformis assimilis Arita, 1992
- Pennisetia insulicola Arita 1992
- Pennisetia pectinata (Staudinger 1887)
- Pennisetia marginataPennisetia marginataThe Raspberry Crown Borer or Blackberry Clearwing Borer is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is widespread in the United States, mainly in the east and along the Pacific Coast, ranging north into the southern parts of Canada. It is an introduced species in Hawaii.The wingspan is 20-35 mm...
(Harris 1839) - Pennisetia eucheripennis (Boisduval, [1875])
- Pennisetia contracta (Walker, 1856)
- Pennisetia fujianensis Wang & Yang, 2002
- Pennisetia kumaoides Arita & Gorbunov, 2001
- Pennisetia unicingulata Arita & Gorbunov, 2001