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Checklist for Tribe Melittiini Le Cerf, 1917
and region West USA (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
739
14833
62018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
479
12088
52316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3397
13702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
84
3357
13643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
3343
13598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
39
948
3857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
10
95
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings
1
29
104
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySesiidae
Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths
29
104
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySesiinae
Boisduval, 1828
Sesiines
18
76
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelittiini
Le Cerf, 1917
2
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West USA
2 Genera with 12 Species
Melittia Hübner, 1916Wasp Moth7SpeciesTaxom
Parasa Moore, 18985SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Melittia cucurbitae Harris, 1828Squash vine borer
Melittia gloriosa Edwards, 1880Glorious Squash Vine Borer
Melittia grandis (Strecker, 1881)⇒ Melittia hampsoni Beutenmüller, 1894
Melittia hampsoni Beutenmüller, 1894
Melittia nepcha xanthodes Diakonoff, 1954
Melittia snowii Edwards, 1882Clearwing Borer Moth
Melittia tabanus Le Cerf, 1916
Parasa chloris Herrich-Schä..., 1854Rose leaf caterpillar
Parasa cuernavaca Dyar, 1907
Parasa mompha Dyar, 1926
Parasa notonecta Hering, 1931
Parasa viridogrisea Dyar, 1898


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