Sura (moth)
Encyclopedia
Sura 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
- Sura ellenbergeriSura ellenbergeriSura ellenbergeri is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Gabon....
(Le Cerf, 1917) - Sura lampaduraSura lampaduraSura lampadura is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Uganda....
Meyrick, 1935 - Sura melanochalciaSura melanochalciaSura melanochalcia is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from South Africa....
(Le Cerf, 1917) - Sura pyroceraSura pyroceraSura pyrocera is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Malawi and Mozambique....
Hampson, 1919 - Sura ruficaudaSura ruficaudaSura ruficauda is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Malawi and Tanzania....
(Rothschild, 1911) - Sura rufitibiaSura rufitibiaSura rufitibia is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Nigeria....
Hampson, 1919 - Sura xanthopygaSura xanthopygaSura xanthopyga is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Kenya and Uganda....
(Hampson, 1919) - Sura xylocopiformisSura xylocopiformisSura xylocopiformis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from South Africa....
Walker, 1856 - Sura chalybea Butler, 1876
- Sura cyanea Hampson, 1919
- Sura ignicauda (Hampson, [1893])
- Sura phoenicia Hampson, 1919
- Sura pryeri Druce, 1882
- Sura uncariae Schneider, 1940