List Of Moths Of India (Sesiidae)
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List of moths of India The following is a list of the moths of India. It is estimated that approximately 10,000 species of moths exist in India. Family lists for Indian moths * Alucitidae * Bombycidae * Brachodidae * Brahmaeidae * Choreutidae * Cosmopterigidae * ...
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Genus '' Pramila''

*'' Pramila atkinsoni'' Moore, 1879


Genus '' Trochilium''

* '' Trochilium ommatiaeforme'' Moore * '' Trochilium ignicolle'' Hampson


Genus '' Sphecodoptera''

* '' Sphecodoptera repanda'' Walker * '' Sphecodoptera flavicollis'' Hampson


Genus '' Anthrenoptera''

* '' Anthrenoptera contracta'' Walker


Genus '' Trilochana''

* '' Trilochana scolioides'' Moore * '' Trilochana ignicauda'' Hampson


Genus '' Sciapteron''

* '' Sciapteron flammans'' Hampson * '' Sciapteron grotei'' Moore * '' Sciapteron cgeruleimicans'' Hampson * '' Sciapteron atkinsoni'' Moore * '' Sciapteron noblei'' Swinhoe * '' Sciapteron sikkima'' Moore * '' Sciapteron metallicum'' Hampson * '' Sciapteron gracile'' Swinhoe * '' Sciapteron cupreivitta'' Hampson * '' Sciapteron tenuimarginatiim'' Hampson


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Macrotarsipus ''Macrotarsipus'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae. Species *''Macrotarsipus albipunctus'' Hampson, 893 __FORCETOC__ Year 893 ( DCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian c ...
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Macrotarsipus albipunctus ''Macrotarsipus albipunctus'' is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1893 and is known from Myanmar and central Vietnam. There are also records from Kenya and Malawi. The wingspan The wingspan (or just spa ...
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Ichneumenoptera ''Ichneumenoptera'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae. Species *'' Ichneumenoptera auripes'' (Hampson, 893 __FORCETOC__ Year 893 ( DCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian ...
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* '' Ichneumenoptera auripes'' Hampson * '' Ichneumenoptera flavicincta'' Hampson * '' Ichneumenoptera xanthosoma'' Hampson * '' Ichneumenoptera flavipalpus'' Hampson * '' Ichneumenoptera ignifera'' Hampson


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Sesia The Sesia (Latin ''Sesites'' or ''Sessites'') is a river in Piedmont, north-western Italy, tributary to the Po. Geography Its sources are the glaciers of Monte Rosa at the border with Switzerland. It flows through the Alpine valley Valsesia an ...
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* '' Sesia quinquecincta'' Hampson * '' Sesia minuta'' Swinhoe * '' Sesia unicincta'' Hampson * '' Sesia xanthosticta'' Hampson * '' Sesia tricincta'' Moore * '' Sesia flavicaudata'' Moore * '' Sesia flavipes'' Hampson


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Adixoa ''Adixoa'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae. Species *'' Adixoa alterna'' (Walker, 865 __NOTOC__ Year 865 ( DCCCLXV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By ...
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Adixoa alterna ''Adixoa'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae. Species *'' Adixoa alterna'' (Walker, 865 __NOTOC__ Year 865 ( DCCCLXV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By ...
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Trichocerota ''Trichocerota'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae. Species *'' Trichocerota alectra'' (Arita & Gorbunov, 1995) *'' Trichocerota antigama'' Meyrick, 1926 *'' Trichocerota brachythyra'' Hampson, 1919 *'' Trichocerota cupreipennis'' (Wal ...
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* '' Trichocerota ruficincta'' Hampson


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Tinthia ''Tinthia'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae. Species *'' Tinthia beijingana'' Yang, 1977:120 *'' Tinthia mianjangalica'' Laštuvka, 1997 *'' Tinthia cuprealis'' (Moore, 1877) *'' Tinthia ruficollaris'' (Pagenstecher, 1900) *'' Tinthia ...
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* '' Tinthia cupreipennis'' Walker


Genus '' Ceratocorema''

* '' Ceratocorema postcristatum'' Hampson


Genus '' Aschistophleps''

* '' Aschistophleps lampropoda'' Hampson * '' mehssoides mehssoides'' Hampson


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Oligophlebia ''Oligophlebia'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae, the clearwing moths. They are native to the Palearctic realm. As of 2014 there are eight species in the genus.Xu, H., et al. (2014)Description of ''Oligophlebia minor'' (Lepidoptera: S ...
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Oligophlebia nigralba ''Oligophlebia nigralba'' is a moth of the family Sesiidae first described by George Hampson in 1892. It is found in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்க ...
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Melittia ''Melittia'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae. Species *'' Melittia abyssiniensis'' Hampson, 1919 *'' Melittia acosmetes'' Hampson, 1919 *'' Melittia afonini'' Gorbunov & Arita, 1999 *'' Melittia amboinensis'' Felder, 1861 *'' Melit ...
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Melittia astarte ''Melittia'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae. Species *'' Melittia abyssiniensis'' Hampson, 1919 *'' Melittia acosmetes'' Hampson, 1919 *'' Melittia afonini'' Gorbunov & Arita, 1999 *'' Melittia amboinensis'' Felder, 1861 *'' Meli ...
'' Westwood * '' Melittia pellecta'' Swinhoe * '' Melittia volatilis'' Swinhoe * '' Melittia eurytion'' Westwood * '' Melittia indica'' Butler * '' Melittia grandis'' Hampson * '' Melittia newara'' Moore * '' Melittia kuluana'' Moore * '' Melittia notabilis'' Swinhoe * '' Melittia gigantea'' Moore * '' Melittia chalciformis'' Fabricius * '' Melittia nepcha'' Moore


Genus '' Lenyra''

* '' Lenyra ashtaroth'' Westwood


See also

* Sesiidae *
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Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 Family (biology), families and 46 Taxonomic r ...
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List of moths of India The following is a list of the moths of India. It is estimated that approximately 10,000 species of moths exist in India. Family lists for Indian moths * Alucitidae * Bombycidae * Brachodidae * Brahmaeidae * Choreutidae * Cosmopterigidae * ...


References

* Hampson, G.F. et al. (1892-1937) ''Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma - Moths''. Vols. 1-5 cxix + 2813 p - 1295 figs - 1 table - 15 pl (12 in col.) * Savela, Markku. Website on Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms - page o
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