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Checklist for Tribe Melittiini Le Cerf, 1917
and region North America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
585
24354
178963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
104
6624
38442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
100
6565
38351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
95
6539
38254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
46
1811
11404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
11
170
722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings
2
51
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySesiidae
Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths
48
301
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySesiinae
Boisduval, 1828
Sesiines
27
218
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelittiini
Le Cerf, 1917
2
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
2 Genera with 32 Species
Melittia Hübner, 1916Wasp Moth18SpeciesTaxom
Parasa Moore, 190016SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
32 Species and 3 Subspecies
Melittia butleri Druce, 1883
Melittia calabaza Duckworth & ..., 1973Southwestern squash vine borer
Melittia chalconota Hampson, 1910
Melittia cucurbitae Harris, 1828Squash vine borer
Melittia faulkneri Eichlin, 1992
Melittia gloriosa Edwards, 1880Glorious Squash Vine Borer
Melittia grande Strecker, 1881
Melittia grandis (Strecker, 1881)⇒ Melittia hampsoni Beutenmüller, 1894
Melittia haematopis Fawcett, 1916
Melittia hampsoni Beutenmüller, 1894
Melittia hyaloxantha Meyrick, 1928
Melittia magnifica Beutenmüller, 1900
Melittia nepcha xanthodes Diakonoff, 1954
Melittia oedipus Oberthür, 1878African Vine Borer
Melittia satyriniformis (Hübner, 1825)⇒ Melittia pulchripes pulchripes Walker, 1856
Melittia snowii Edwards, 1882Clearwing Borer Moth
Melittia superba (Rothschild, 1909)⇒ Melittia hyaloxantha Meyrick, 1928
Melittia tabanus Le Cerf, 1916
Parasa cebrenis Schaus, 1892
Parasa chloris Herrich-Schä..., 1854Rose leaf caterpillar
Parasa chloris chloris Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Parasa chloris huachuca Dyar, 1905
Parasa cuernavaca Dyar, 1907
Parasa darma Moore, 1859
Parasa hampsoni Dyar, 1894
Parasa imitata Druce, 1887
Parasa indetermina Boisduval, 1832Stinging rose caterpillar
Parasa marginata West, 1940
Parasa minima Schaus, 1892
Parasa mompha Dyar, 1926
Parasa notonecta Hering, 1931
Parasa viridis (Reakirt, 1864)⇒ Parasa hampsoni Dyar, 1894
Parasa viridogrisea Dyar, 1898
Parasa wellesca Dyar, 1900


Links, sources and further information
Melittiini at afromoths.net
Melittiini at itis.gov