The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a
diurnal moth
family
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in the order
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 ...
known for their
Batesian mimicry
Batesian mimicry is a form of mimicry where a harmless species has evolved to imitate the warning signals of a harmful species directed at a predator of them both. It is named after the English naturalist Henry Walter Bates, after his work on bu ...
in both appearance and behaviour of various
Hymenoptera
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.
The family consists of 165
genera
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spread over two subfamilies, containing in total 1525
species
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and 49
subspecies
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,
most of which occur in the
tropics
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
, though there are many species in the
Holarctic
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region as well, including over a hundred species known to occur in Europe.
Morphology
Sesiidae are characterized by their hymenopteriform
Batesian mimicry
Batesian mimicry is a form of mimicry where a harmless species has evolved to imitate the warning signals of a harmful species directed at a predator of them both. It is named after the English naturalist Henry Walter Bates, after his work on bu ...
, frequently of identifiable species.
Most species of Sesiidae have wings with areas where
scales
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Mathematics
* Scale (descriptive set theory), an object defined on a set of points
* Scale (ratio), the ratio of a linear dimension of a model to the corresponding dimension of the original
* Scale factor, a number w ...
are nearly completely absent, resulting in partial, marked transparency.
Forewings are commonly elongated and narrow in the basal half.
In many species, the abdomen is elongated, with an anal tuft, and striped or ringed yellow, red or white,
sometimes very brightly so. Legs are long, thin and frequently coloured,
and in some species the hind-legs are elongated.
In European species, the wing span ranges from 8 to 48 mm.
Larva
A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle.
The ...
e lack pigment. Segments of the
thorax
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are somewhat enlarged.
Behaviour
The
larva
A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle.
The ...
e of the Sesiidae typically bore in wood or burrow in plant roots. Many species are serious pests of fruit-tree or timber cultivation, or crop plants (e.g. ''
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 ...
'' spp. on
squash
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* Squash (professional wrestling), an extremely one-sided match in professional wrestling
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) (Edwards et al., 1999). Larval development lasts 1–4 years, pupal stage 10–20 days.
Adults are
diurnally active.
Movements, including flight, mimic those of Hymenoptera spp.
Specimens are commonly collected using
pheromone lures.
Taxonomy
*Subfamily
Tinthiinae
The Tinthiinae are a subfamily of clearwing moths, first established in 1917 by Ferdinand Le Cerf.
Tribes and genera
Tinthiinae consists of twenty-four genera across four tribes:
Tinthiini
* ''Microsphecia'' Bartel 1912
* ''Tinthia'' Walker 8 ...
Le Cerf, 1917
**Tribe Tinthiini
Le Cerf, 1917
***''
Microsphecia
''Microsphecia'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Species
*'' Microsphecia brosiformis'' (Hübner, 808-1813
*'' Microsphecia tineiformis'' (Esper, 789
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Bartel, 1912
***''
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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***''Sophona
''Sophona'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae
The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a diurnal moth family in the order Lepidoptera known for their Batesian mimicry in both appearance and behaviour of various Hymenoptera.
The family ...
'' Walker, 1856
***''Zenodoxus
''Zenodoxus'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae
The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a diurnal moth family in the order Lepidoptera known for their Batesian mimicry in both appearance and behaviour of various Hymenoptera.
The famil ...
'' Grote & Robinson, 1868
***''Conopsia
''Conopsia'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae
The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a diurnal moth family in the order Lepidoptera known for their Batesian mimicry in both appearance and behaviour of various Hymenoptera.
The family ...
'' Strand, 913/small>
***'' Paranthrenopsis'' Le Cerf, 1911
***'' Entrichella'' Bryk, 1947
***'' Negotinthia'' Gorbunov, 2001
***''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'' (Walker, ...
'' Hampson, 893
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***'' Paradoxecia'' Hampson, 1919
***'' Rectala'' Bryk, 1947
***'' Ceratocorema'' Hampson, 893
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***'' Caudicornia'' Bryk, 1947
***''Bidentotinthia
''Bidentotinthia'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Species
*''Bidentotinthia borneana'' Arita & Gorbunov 2003
References
Sesiidae
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'' Arita & Gorbunov, 2003
***'' Tarsotinthia'' Arita & Gorbunov, 2003
***'' Tyrictaca'' Walker, 1862
**Tribe Pennisetiini Naumann, 1971
***'' Pennisetia'' Dehne, 1850
***'' Corematosetia'' Kallies & Arita, 2001
**Tribe Paraglosseciini Gorbunov & Eitschberger 1990
***''Oligophlebia
''Oligophlebia'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae, the clearwing moths. They are native to the Palearctic realm
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of ...
'' Hampson, 893
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***'' Isothamnis'' Meyrick
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Surname
* Edmund Meyrick (1636–1713), Welsh cleric
* Edward Meyrick (1854–1938), English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist
* Edward Meyrick Goulburn (1818–1897), English ...
, 1935
***'' Cyanophlebia'' Arita & Gorbunov, 2001
***''Lophocnema
''Lophocnema'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae
The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a diurnal moth family in the order Lepidoptera known for their Batesian mimicry in both appearance and behaviour of various Hymenoptera.
The famil ...
'' Turner, 1917
***'' Diapyra'' Turner, 1917
***'' Micrecia'' Hampson, 1919
**Tribe Similipepsini Špatenka, Laštuvka, Gorbunov, Toševski & Arita, 1993
***'' Similipepsis'' Le Cerf, 1911
***'' Gasterostena'' Arita & Gorbunov, 2003
*Subfamily Sesiinae Boisduval, 1828
**Tribe Sesiini Boisduval, 1828
***''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 ...
'' Fabricius, 1775
***''Trilochana
''Trilochana'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Species
*''Trilochana scolioides'' Moore, 1879
*''Trilochana caseariae'' Yang & Wang, 1989
*''Trilochana chalciptera'' Hampson, 1919
*''Trilochana illustris'' Kallies & Arita, 1998
*''Tr ...
'' Moore, 1879
***''Cyanosesia
''Cyanosesia'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Species
*''Cyanosesia borneensis'' Kallies, 2003
*''Cyanosesia cyanolampra'' (Diakonoff, 968
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*''Cyanosesia cyanosa'' Kallies & Arita, 2004
*''Cyanosesia formosana'' Arita & Gorbuno ...
'' Gorbunov & Arita, 1995
***'' Sphecosesia'' Hampson, 1910
***'' Teinotarsina'' Felder, 1874
***'' Lenyra'' Walker, 1856
***'' Aegerosphecia'' Le Cerf, 1916
***'' Lamellisphecia'' Kallies & Arita, 2004
***'' Clavigera'' Kallies & Arita, 2004
***'' Eusphecia'' Le Cerf, 1937
***'' Scasiba'' Matsumura, 1931
***'' Callisphecia'' Le Cerf, 1916
***'' Madasphecia'' Viette, 1982
***'' Melittosesia'' Bartsch, 2009
***'' Barbasphecia'' Pühringer & Sáfián 2011
***'' Afrokona'' Fischer, 2006
***'' Hovaesia'' Le Cerf, 1957
***'' Lenyrhova'' Le Cerf, 1957
**Tribe Cissuvorini Duckworth & Eichlin 1977
***''Toleria
''Toleria'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae
The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a diurnal moth family in the order Lepidoptera known for their Batesian mimicry in both appearance and behaviour of various Hymenoptera.
The family ...
'' Walker, 865
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***'' Chimaerosphecia'' Strand, 916
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***'' Glossosphecia'' Hampson, 1919
***'' Cissuvora'' Engelhardt, 1946
***'' Dasysphecia'' Hampson, 1919
**Tribe Osminiini Duckworth & Eichlin 1977
***'' Osminia'' Le Cerf, 1917
***'' Chamanthedon'' Le Cerf, 1916
***'' Microsynanthedon'' Viette, 955
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***'' Calasesia'' Beutenmüller, 1899
***'' Aenigmina'' Le Cerf, 1912
***'' Cabomina'' de Freina, 2008
***'' Pyranthrene'' Hampson, 1919
***'' Homogyna'' Le Cerf, 1911
***'' Aschistophleps'' Hampson 893
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***'' Pyrophleps'' Arita & Gorbunov, 2000
***'' Heterosphecia'' Le Cerf, 1916
***'' Melanosphecia'' Le Cerf, 1916
***'' Akaisphecia'' Gorbunov & Arita, 1995
***'' Callithia'' Le Cerf, 1916
**Tribe Melittiini Le Cerf, 1917
***''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 ...
'' Hübner, 819/small>
***'' Desmopoda'' Felder, 1874
***'' Agriomelissa'' Meyrick, 1931
***'' Afromelittia'' Gorbunov & Arita, 1997
***'' Cephalomelittia'' Gorbunov & Arita, 1995
***'' Macroscelesia'' Hampson, 1919
**Tribe Paranthrenini Niculescu, 1964
***''Nokona
''Nokona'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Species
* Subgenus ''Nokona'' Matsumura, 1931
**'' Nokona aurivena'' (Bryk, 1947)
**'' Nokona bicincta'' (Walker, 865
**'' Nokona chinensis'' (Leech, 1889b)
**'' Nokona coreana'' Toševski ...
'' Matsumura 1931
***'' Taikona'' Arita & Gorbunov, 2001
***'' Scoliokona'' Kallies & Arita, 1998
***'' Rubukona'' Fischer, 2007
***'' Adixoa'' Hampson, 893
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***'' Pramila'' Moore, 1879
***'' Vitacea'' Engelhardt, 1946
***''Phlogothauma
''Phlogothauma'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
* ''Phlogothauma scintillans'' Butler, 1882
References
Sesiidae
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'' Butler
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, 1882
***'' Paranthrene'' Hübner, 819/small>
***'' Pseudosesia'' Felder, 1861
***''Albuna
''Albuna'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Species
*''Albuna fraxini'' (Edwards, 1881) – Virginia creeper clearwing
*''Albuna pyramidalis'' (Walker, 1856)
*''Albuna bicaudata'' Eichlin, 1989
*''Albuna polybiaformis'' Eichlin, 1989 ...
'' Edwards, 1881
***'' Euhagena'' Edwards, 1881
***'' Sincara'' Walker, 1856
***''Tirista
''Tirista'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Species
*'' Tirista argentifrons'' Walker, 865
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***'' Thyranthrene'' Hampson, 1919
***''Sura
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'' Walker, 1856
**Tribe Synanthedonini Niculescu, 1964
***'' Synanthedon'' Hübner, 819/small>
***''Ravitria
''Ravitria'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae
The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a diurnal moth family in the order Lepidoptera known for their Batesian mimicry in both appearance and behaviour of various Hymenoptera.
The famil ...
'' Gorbunov & Arita, 2000
***'' Kantipuria'' Gorbunov & Arita, 1999
***'' Kemneriella'' Bryk, 1947
***'' Ichneumenoptera'' Hampson, 893
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***''Paranthrenella
''Paranthrenella'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Species
* ''Paranthrenella koshiensis'' Gorbunov & Arita, 1999
* ''Paranthrenella albipuncta'' Gorbunov & Arita, 2000
* ''Paranthrenella cinnamoma'' Yu, Gao, Kallies, Arita & Wang, 20 ...
'' Strand, 916
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***'' Anthedonella'' Gorbunov & Arita, 1999
***'' Schimia'' Gorbunov & Arita, 1999
***'' Uncothedon'' Gorbunov & Arita, 1999
***''Palmia
''Palmia'' is monotypic moth genus in the family Sesiidae
The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a diurnal moth family in the order Lepidoptera known for their Batesian mimicry in both appearance and behaviour of various Hymenoptera.
The famil ...
'' Beutenmüller, 1896
***'' Podosesia'' Möschler, 1879
***'' Sannina'' Walker, 1856
***'' Nyctaegeria'' Le Cerf, 1914
***''Carmenta
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'' Edwards, 1881
***'' Penstemonia'' Engelhardt, 1946
***''Camaegeria
''Camaegeria'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae. The genus was erected by Embrik Strand in 1914.
Species
Species of this genus are:Bartsch D. & Berg J. (2012)"New Species and review of the Afrotropical clearwing moths genus ''Camaegeri ...
'' Strand, 1914
***'' Malgassesia'' Le Cerf, 1922
***''Lophoceps
''Lophoceps'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Species
*''Lophoceps abdominalis'' Hampson, 1919
*''Lophoceps alenicola'' (Strand, 913
*''Lophoceps quinquepuncta'' Hampson, 1919
*''Lophoceps cyaniris'' Hampson, 1919
*''Lophoceps ...
'' Hampson, 1919
***''Tipulamima
''Tipulamima'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Species
*''Tipulamima aristura'' (Meyrick, 1931)
*''Tipulamima auronitens'' (Le Cerf, 1913)
*''Tipulamima festiva'' (Beutenmüller, 1899)
*''Tipulamima flammipes'' (Hampson, 1910)
*''Tip ...
'' Holland, 1893
***'' Rodolphia'' Le Cerf, 1911
***'' Alcathoe'' Edwards, 1882
***'' Pseudalcathoe'' Le Cerf, 1916
***'' Macrotarsipus'' Hampson, 893
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***'' Grypopalpia'' Hampson, 1919
***'' Hymenoclea'' Engelhardt, 1946
***'' Euryphrissa'' Butler, 1874
***'' Leptaegeria'' Le Cerf, 1916
***'' Aegerina'' Le Cerf, 1917
***'' Stenosphecia'' Le Cerf, 1917
***'' Bembecia'' Hübner, 819/small>
***'' Pyropteron'' Newman, 1832
***'' Dipchasphecia'' Capuse, 1973
***'' Chamaesphecia'' Spuler, 1910
***'' Weismanniola'' Naumann, 1971
***'' Ichneumonella'' Gorbunov & Arita, 2005
***''Crinipus
''Crinipus'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Species
*''Crinipus leucozonipus'' Hampson, 1896
*''Crinipus marisa'' (Druce, 1899)
*''Crinipus pictipes'' (Hampson, 1919)
*''Crinipus vassei'' (Le Cerf, 1917)
References
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'' Hampson, 1896
**Genera unassigned to tribe
***''Alonina
''Alonina'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Species
*''Alonina difformis'' Hampson, 1919
*''Alonina longipes'' (Holland, 1893)
*''Alonina rygchiiformis'' Walker, 1856
References
Sesiidae
{{Sesiidae-stub ...
'' Walker, 1856
***''Anaudia
''Anaudia'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae containing only one species, ''Anaudia felderi'', which is known from Botswana.
References
Sesiidae
Monotypic moth genera
Moths of Africa
{{Sesiidae-stub ...
'' Wallengren, 1863
***'' Augangela'' Meyrick, 1932
***'' Austrosetia'' Felder, 1874
***'' Ceritrypetes'' Bradley, 1956
***'' Conopyga'' Felder, 1861
***'' Echidgnathia'' Hampson, 1919
***'' Episannina'' Aurivillius, 1905
***''Erismatica
''Erismatica'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae. Erismatica contains a single species, ''Erismatica erythropis'', which can be found in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located ...
'' Meyrick, 1933
***'' Gymnosophistis'' Meyrick, 1934
***'' Hymenosphecia'' Le Cerf, 1917
***'' Isocylindra'' Meyrick, 1930
***''Lepidopoda
''Lepidopoda'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.
Species
*'' Lepidopoda sylphina'' Hampson, 1919
*'' Lepidopoda andrepiclera'' Hampson, 1910
*'' Lepidopoda heterogyna'' Hampson, 1900
*'' Lepidopoda lutescens'' Diakonoff, 968
...
'' Hampson, 1900
***'' Leuthneria'' Dalla Torre, 1925
***'' Megalosphecia'' Le Cerf, 1916
***'' Melisophista'' Meyrick, 1927
***''Metasphecia
''Metasphecia'' is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae containing only one species, ''Metasphecia vuilleti'', which is known from Senegal.
References
Sesiidae
Moths described in 1917
Endemic fauna of Senegal
Insects of West Africa
...
'' Le Cerf, 1917
***'' Mimocrypta'' Naumann, 1971
***'' Monopetalotaxis'' Wallengren, 1859
***'' Pedalonina'' Gaede, 1929
***'' Proaegeria'' Le Cerf, 1916
***'' Pseudomelittia'' Le Cerf, 1917
***'' Tradescanticola'' Hampson, 1919
***'' Uranothyris'' Meyrick, 1933
***'' Vespanthedon'' Le Cerf, 1917
***'' Xenoses'' Durrant, 1924
***'' Zhuosesia'' Yang, 1977
References
*Edwards, E.D., Gentili, P., Horak, M., Kristensen, N.P. and Nielsen, E.S. (1999). The cossoid/sesioid assemblage. Ch. 11, pp. 183–185 in Kristensen, N.P. (Ed.). ''Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies''. Volume 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbuch der Zoologie. Eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches / Handbook of Zoology. A Natural History of the phyla of the Animal Kingdom. Band / Volume IV Arthropoda: Insecta Teilband / Part 35: 491 pp. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York.
External links
Dr. Franz Pühringer: SesiidaeSesiidae of Serbiain English
on the
UF /
IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
''Synanthedon scitula'', dogwood boreron the
UF /
IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
Australian moths onlineGallery
Images of Sesiidae moths in New Zealand Family description and nineteenth century plates.
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Moth families
Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Boisduval