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Checklist for Family Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 (Clear Wings)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
101
8059
57615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
99
8043
57561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
96
8020
57386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
48
2503
15187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
13
341
1654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings
2
108
605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySesiidae
Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths
107
604
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
107 Genera with 604 Species
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Adixoana Strand, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Aegeria Fabricius, 19315SpeciesTaxom
Aenigmina Le Cerf, 18995SpeciesTaxom
Afranthrene Bartsch & Sá..., 20241SpeciesTaxom
Afrokona H. Fischer, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Afromelittia Gorbunov & A..., 19177SpeciesTaxom
Agriomelissa Meyrick, 19167SpeciesTaxom
Albuna Edwards, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Alonina Walker, 18568SpeciesTaxom
Anaudia Wallengren, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Austrosetia Felder, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Barbasphecia Pühringer & ..., 20112SpeciesTaxom
Bembecia Hübner, 196911SpeciesTaxom
Cabomina de Freina, 201110SpeciesTaxom
Callisphecia Le Cerf, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Camaegeria Strand, 195515SpeciesTaxom
Carmenta Edwards, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Caudicornia Bryk, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Ceritrypetes Bradley, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Chamaesphecia Spuler, 191920SpeciesTaxom
Chamanthedon Le Cerf, 191918SpeciesTaxom
Chlorosphecia Bartsch & Sá..., 20221SpeciesTaxom
Cicinnoscelis Holland, 19167SpeciesTaxom
Cinctosesia Bartsch, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Coccophila Daniel Bartsch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Conopia Huebner, 185611SpeciesTaxom
Conopsia Strand, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Crinipus Hampson, 202513SpeciesTaxom
Cryptomima Walker, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dipsosphecia Spuler, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Echidgnathia Hampson, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Episannina Aurivillius, 193312SpeciesTaxom
Epitarsipus Le Cerf, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Erismatica Meyrick, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Euhagena Edwards, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Felderiola Naumann, 20133SpeciesTaxom
Fortikona Bartsch & Sá..., 19108SpeciesTaxom
Grotea Cresson, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Grypopalpia Hampson, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Gymnosophistis Meyrick, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Hagnogyna Bartsch, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Halictina Bartsch, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Homogyna Le Cerf, 191017SpeciesTaxom
Hovaesia Le Cerf, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Hyleina Bartsch, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosphecia Le Cerf, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Hypanthedon Hampson, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Isocylindra Meyrick, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Jerbeia Gorbunov, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Lenyrhova Le Cerf, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Lepidopoda Hampson, 191714SpeciesTaxom
Leuthneria Dalla Torre, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Lolibaia Gorbunov & G..., 20194SpeciesTaxom
Lophoceps Hampson, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Macrotarsipodes Holland, 19167SpeciesTaxom
Macrotarsipus Hampson, 19957SpeciesTaxom
Madasphecia Viette, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Malgasesia2SpeciesTaxom
Malgassesia Le Cerf, 195512SpeciesTaxom
Megalosphecia Le Cerf, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Melisophista Meyrick, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Melittia Hübner, 1919Wasp Moth46SpeciesTaxom
Melittosesia Bartsch, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Metasphecia Le Cerf, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Microsesia Daniel Bartsch, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Microsynanthedon Viette, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Mimocrypta Naumann, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Monopetalotaxis Wallengren, 18567SpeciesTaxom
Montezumia Saussure, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Nesosphecia Bartsch, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Nimbamina Sáfián & Bar..., 20221SpeciesTaxom
Ninia BAIRD & GIRARD, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Noctusphecia de Freina, 20163SpeciesTaxom
Nyctaegeria Le Cerf, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Osmanthedon Kallies, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Osminia Le Cerf, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Palmia Beutenmüller, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Paranthrene Hübner, 191020SpeciesTaxom
Parasa Moore, 194168SpeciesTaxom
Pedalonina Gaede, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pennisetia Dehne, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Podosesia Möschler, 1919Ash1SpeciesTaxom
Proaegeria Le Cerf, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Pseudalcathoe Le Cerf, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomelittia Le Cerf, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Pyranthrene Hampson, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Pyropteron Newman, 18084SpeciesTaxom
Rodolphia Le Cerf, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Rubukona H.Fischer, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Sesia Fabricius, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Similipepsis Le Cerf, 191110SpeciesTaxom
Similisynagris Gorbunov, 20232SpeciesTaxom
Spatenkana Bartsch, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Sphecosesia Hampson, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Sura Walker, 18569SpeciesTaxom
Synansphecia Newman, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Synanthedon Hübner, 190572SpeciesTaxom
Teleosphecia Le Cerf, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Thyranthrene Hampson, 20118SpeciesTaxom
Tinthia Walker, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Tipulamima Holland, 191723SpeciesTaxom
Trichocerata Dalla Torre ..., 19142SpeciesTaxom
Trichocerota Hampson, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Uranothyris Meyrick, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Vespaegeria Le Cerf, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Vespanthedon Le Cerf, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Vitacea Engelhardt, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
604 Species and 4 Subspecies
Adixoana auripyga Strand, 1913
Aegeria alenicum (Strand, 1912)⇒ Synanthedon alenica Strand, 1913
Aegeria apiformis Clerck, 1759
Aegeria ferox (Meyrick, 1929)⇒ Synanthedon ferox Meyrick, 1929
Aegeria monogama (Meyrick, 1932)⇒ Camaegeria monogama Meyrick, 1932
Aegeria pistarcha (Meyrick, 1931)⇒ Synanthedon theryi Le Cerf, 1916
Aenigmina aenea Le Cerf, 1912
Aenigmina albiapex Bartsch, 2016
Aenigmina critheis Druce, 1899
Aenigmina latimargo (Le Cerf, 1912)⇒ Aenigmina aenea Le Cerf, 1912
Aenigmina tiresa Druce, 1899
Afranthrene cinerea Bartsch & Sá..., 2024
Afrokona aerea H. Fischer, 2006
Afromelittia aenescens Butler, 1896
Afromelittia caerulea Bartsch, 2016
Afromelittia gruschwitzi Bartsch & We..., 2022
Afromelittia haematopis Fawcett, 1916
Afromelittia iridisquama Mabille, 1890
Afromelittia natalensis Butler, 1874
Afromelittia occidentalis Le Cerf, 1917
Agriomelissa aethiopica Le Cerf, 1917
Agriomelissa amblyphaea Hampson, 1919
Agriomelissa brevicornis Aurivillius, 1905
Agriomelissa gypsospora Meyrick, 1931
Agriomelissa malagasy Viette, 1982
Agriomelissa ursipes Walker, 1856
Agriomelissa victrix Le Cerf, 1916
Albuna africana (Le Cerf, 1917)⇒ Synanthedon africana Le Cerf, 1917
Albuna dybowskyi Le Cerf, 1917
Albuna pyramidalis Walker, 1856Fireweed Clearwing
Alonina difformis (Hampson, 1919)⇒ Alonina rygchiiformis Walker, 1856
Alonina fusca Bartsch, 2013
Alonina longipes Holland, 1893
Alonina luteopunctata de Freina, 2011
Alonina pyrethra Hampson, 1910
Alonina pyrocraspis Hampson, 1910
Alonina rufa Bartsch, 2013
Alonina rygchiiformis Walker, 1856
Anaudia felderi Wallengren, 1863
Anaudia thyranthrena Bartsch, 2013
Austrosetia semirufa Felder, 1874
Barbasphecia ares Pühringer & ..., 2011
Barbasphecia hephaistos Pühringer & ..., 2011
Bembecia albanensis Rebel, 1918
Bembecia astragali Joannis, 1909
Bembecia balkis Le Cerf, 1937
Bembecia flavida Oberthür, 1890
Bembecia handiensis Rämisch, 1997
Bembecia hymenopteriformis Bellier, 1860
Bembecia iberica Å patenka, 1992
Bembecia sirphiformis (Lucas, 1849)⇒ Bembecia astragali Joannis, 1909
Bembecia tunetana Le Cerf, 1920
Bembecia uroceriformis Treitschke, 1834
Bembecia vulcanica Pinker, 1969
Cabomina chalypsa Hampson, 1919
Cabomina dracomontana de Freina, 2008
Cabomina flavivertex Bartsch, 2016
Cabomina heliostoma Meyrick, 1926
Cabomina hilariformis Walker, 1856
Cabomina leucopleura Hampson, 1919
Cabomina monicae de Freina, 2008
Cabomina ruthmuellerae Bartsch, 2016
Cabomina tiresa Druce, 1899
Cabomina tsomoana de Freina, 2011
Callisphecia bicincta Le Cerf, 1916
Callisphecia oberthueri Le Cerf, 1916
Camaegeria aristura Meyrick, 1931
Camaegeria auripicta Strand, 1914
Camaegeria exochiformis Walker, 1856
Camaegeria hadassa (Meyrick, 1932)⇒ Camaegeria aristura Meyrick, 1931
Camaegeria leptomorpha (Meyrick, 1931)⇒ Camaegeria aristura Meyrick, 1931
Camaegeria lioscelis (Meyrick, 1935)⇒ Camaegeria monogama Meyrick, 1932
Camaegeria lychnitis Bartsch & Berg, 2012
Camaegeria massai Bartsch & Berg, 2012
Camaegeria monogama Meyrick, 1932
Camaegeria polytelis Bartsch & Berg, 2012
Camaegeria sophax Druce, 1899
Camaegeria sylvestralis Viette, 1955
Camaegeria viettei Bartsch & Berg, 2012
Camaegeria xanthomos Bartsch & Berg, 2012
Camaegeria xanthopimplaeformis Viette, 1955
Carmenta chromolaenae Eichlin, 2009
Carmenta flaschkai Eichlin, 1992
Carmenta laurelae Brown, Eichl..., 1985
Carmenta prosopis Edwards, 1882Mesquite Clearwing Moth
Caudicornia xanthopimpla Bryk, 1947
Ceritrypetes idiotropha Bradley, 1956
Chamaesphecia (Chamaesphecia) anthraciformis Rambur, 1832
Chamaesphecia (Chamaesphecia) astatiformis Herrich-Schä..., 1846
Chamaesphecia (Chamaesphecia) bibioniformis Esper, 1800
Chamaesphecia (Chamaesphecia) empiformis (Esper, 1783)⇒ Chamaesphecia tenthrediniformis Denis & Schi..., 1775
Chamaesphecia (Chamaesphecia) tenthrediniformis Denis & Schi..., 1775Biological Control Introduction
Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) aerifrons Zeller, 1847
Chamaesphecia aerifrons aerifrons Zeller, 1847
Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) andrianony Viette, 1982
Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) anthrax (Le Cerf, 1916)⇒ Chamaesphecia minoica Bartsch & Pü..., 2005
Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) clathrata Le Cerf, 1917
Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) lemur Le Cerf, 1957
Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) maurusia Püngeler, 1912
Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) micra (Le Cerf, 1916)⇒ Chamaesphecia aerifrons aerifrons Zeller, 1847
Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) minoica Bartsch & Pü..., 2005
Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) mysiniformis Boisduval, 1840Horehound clearwing moth
Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) osmiaeformis Herrich-Schä..., 1848
Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) seyrigi Le Cerf, 1957
Chamaesphecia boisduvali (Boisduval, 1840)⇒ Chamaesphecia bibioniformis Esper, 1800
Chamaesphecia doryliformis (Ochsenheimer, 1808)⇒ Pyropteron doryliformis Ochsenheimer, 1808
Chamaesphecia ethiopica (Hampson, 1919)⇒ Synanthedon ethiopica Hampson, 1919
Chamanthedon amorpha Hampson, 1919
Chamanthedon auronitens Le Cerf, 1913
Chamanthedon brillians Beutenmüller, 1899
Chamanthedon chalypsa Hampson, 1919
Chamanthedon chrysopasta Hampson, 1919
Chamanthedon critheis (Druce, 1899)⇒ Aenigmina critheis Druce, 1899
Chamanthedon elymais Druce, 1899
Chamanthedon fulvipes Hampson, 1910
Chamanthedon heliostoma (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Cabomina heliostoma Meyrick, 1926
Chamanthedon hilariformis Walker, 1856
Chamanthedon leucocera Hampson, 1919
Chamanthedon leucopleura Hampson, 1919
Chamanthedon ochracea Walker, 1865
Chamanthedon striata Gaede, 1929
Chamanthedon tapeina Hampson, 1919
Chamanthedon tiresa (Druce, 1899)⇒ Aenigmina tiresa Druce, 1899
Chamanthedon tropica Beutenmüller, 1899
Chamanthedon xanthopasta Hampson, 1919
Chlorosphecia bele Bartsch & Sá..., 2022
Cicinnoscelis callosoma Hampson, 1919
Cicinnoscelis flavipes Bartsch, 2013
Cicinnoscelis gigantipes Le Cerf, 1916
Cicinnoscelis grandiosus Bartsch & Sá..., 2023
Cicinnoscelis krooni Bartsch, 2013
Cicinnoscelis longipes Holland, 1893
Cicinnoscelis obscura Le Cerf, 1916
Cinctosesia polistiformis Bartsch, 2018
Coccophila pythes Druce, 1899
Conopia alenicola (Strand, 1912)⇒ Macrotarsipus similis Arita & Gorb..., 1995
Conopia auronitens (Le Cerf, 1913)⇒ Tipulamima auronitens Le Cerf, 1913
Conopia gabuna (Beutenmüller, 1899)⇒ Synanthedon gabuna Beutenmüller, 1899
Conopia guineabia (Strand, 1912)⇒ Synanthedon guineabia Strand, 1913
Conopia iris (Le Cerf, 1916)⇒ Synanthedon iris Le Cerf, 1916
Conopia leucogaster (Hampson, 1919)⇒ Synanthedon leucogaster Hampson, 1919
Conopia maculiventris (Le Cerf, 1916)⇒ Synanthedon maculiventris Le Cerf, 1916
Conopia nuba (Beutenmüller, 1899)⇒ Synanthedon nuba Beutenmüller, 1899
Conopia olenda (Beutenmüller, 1899)⇒ Synanthedon olenda Beutenmüller, 1899
Conopia pauper (Le Cerf, 1916)⇒ Synanthedon pauper Le Cerf, 1916
Conopia platyuriformis Walker, 1856
Conopsia bicolor Le Cerf, 1917
Conopsia flavimacula Kallies, 2000
Conopsia lambornella Durrant, 1914
Conopsia phoenosoma Meyrick, 1930
Conopsia puehringeri Sáfián & Bar..., 2018
Conopsia terminiflava Strand, 1913
Crinipus auripes Hampson, 1910
Crinipus congoensis Bartsch, Sáf..., 2025
Crinipus geraropa Meyrick, 1927
Crinipus leucozonipus Hampson, 1896
Crinipus marisa Druce, 1899
Crinipus nigrans Bartsch & Sá..., 2025
Crinipus nimbaensis Bartsch & Sá..., 2025
Crinipus pictipes Hampson, 1919
Crinipus riefenstahli Bartsch, Sáf..., 2025
Crinipus tenebricus Bartsch, Sáf..., 2025
Crinipus tigripes Bartsch & Sá..., 2025
Crinipus vassei Le Cerf, 1917
Crinipus zebracox Bartsch, Sáf..., 2025
Cryptomima hampsoni (Butler, 1902)⇒ Mimocrypta hampsoni Butler, 1902
Dipsosphecia vulcanica (Pinker, 1968)⇒ Bembecia vulcanica Pinker, 1969
Echidgnathia khomasana de Freina, 2011
Echidgnathia vitrifasciata Hampson, 1910
Episannina albifrons Hampson, 1910
Episannina chalybea Aurivillius, 1905
Episannina ellenbergeri (Le Cerf, 1917)⇒ Sura ellenbergeri Le Cerf, 1917
Episannina flavicincta Hampson, 1919
Episannina lodimana Strand, 1918
Episannina lodimanum Strand, 1918
Episannina melanochalcia (Le Cerf, 1917)⇒ Sura melanochalcia Le Cerf, 1917
Episannina modesta Le Cerf, 1916
Episannina perlucida Le Cerf, 1911
Episannina pulchra (Le Cerf, 1916)⇒ Episannina chalybea Aurivillius, 1905
Episannina sylphina Hampson, 1919
Episannina zygaenura Meyrick, 1933
Epitarsipus rufithorax (Le Cerf, 1922)⇒ Malgassesia rufithorax Le Cerf, 1922
Erismatica endopyra Hampson, 1910
Erismatica erythropis Meyrick, 1933
Euhagena emphytiformis Walker, 1856Gaura Borer
Euhagena nobilis (Druce, 1910)⇒ Nyctaegeria nobilis Druce, 1910
Felderiola candescens Felder, 1874
Felderiola karooensis Bartsch, 2013
Felderiola xanthogaster Bartsch, 2013
Fortikona aethiopica Bartsch & Sá..., 2023
Fortikona callipleura Meyrick, 1932
Fortikona dalaba Sáfián & Bar..., 2023
Fortikona lampadura Meyrick, 1935
Fortikona porphyractis Meyrick, 1937
Fortikona rhynchiformis Sáfián & Bar..., 2023
Fortikona xanthopyga Hampson, 1919
Fortikona xanthosoma Hampson, 1910
Grotea djinnae Gauld, 2000
Grypopalpia iridescens Hampson, 1919
Grypopalpia uranopla Meyrick, 1934
Gymnosophistis staudei Bartsch, 2018
Gymnosophistis thyrsodoxa Meyrick, 1934
Hagnogyna bartschi de Freina, 2011
Hagnogyna sanguicosta Hampson, 1919
Halictina andraenipennis Walker, 1856
Homogyna albicincta (Hampson, 1919)⇒ Thyranthrene albicincta Hampson, 1919
Homogyna alluaudi Le Cerf, 1911
Homogyna bartschi de Freina, 2011
Homogyna dukei Bartsch, 2016
Homogyna endopyra Hampson, 1910
Homogyna fenestra Bartsch & Sá..., 2025
Homogyna ignivittata Hampson, 1919
Homogyna nama Bartsch, 2016
Homogyna porphyractis (Meyrick, 1937)⇒ Paranthrene porphyractis Meyrick, 1937
Homogyna pygmaeum Rebel, 1899
Homogyna pyrophora (Hampson, 1919)⇒ Thyranthrene pyrophora Hampson, 1919
Homogyna pythes Druce, 1899
Homogyna sanguicosta Hampson, 1919
Homogyna sanguipennis Meyrick, 1926
Homogyna spadicicorpus Prout, 1919
Homogyna xanthomelaena Bartsch, 2016
Homogyna xanthophora Hampson, 1910
Hovaesia donckieri Le Cerf, 1912
Hyleina kaphetea Bartsch, 2017
Hymenosphecia albomaculata Le Cerf, 1917
Hypanthedon marisa (Druce, 1899)⇒ Crinipus marisa Druce, 1899
Isocylindra melitosoma Meyrick, 1930
Jerbeia darkovi Gorbunov, 2018
Lenyrhova heckmanniae Aurivillius, 1909
Lepidopoda aericincta Meyrick, 1928
Lepidopoda cyanospira Meyrick, 1928
Lepidopoda dasysceles Bradley, 1968
Lepidopoda erythromma Hampson, 1919
Lepidopoda festiva Beutenmüller, 1899
Lepidopoda flavipalpis Hampson, 1910
Lepidopoda mercatrix Meyrick, 1931
Lepidopoda nuba Beutenmüller, 1899
Lepidopoda pictipes (Hampson, 1919)⇒ Crinipus pictipes Hampson, 1919
Lepidopoda pyrostoma Meyrick, 1927
Lepidopoda rubripalpis Meyrick, 1932
Lepidopoda rubripicta Hampson, 1919
Lepidopoda sylphina Hampson, 1919
Lepidopoda waterloti Le Cerf, 1917
Leuthneria ruficincta Felder, 1874
Lolibaia jurateae Bartsch & Sá..., 2019
Lolibaia polythyris Bartsch & Sá..., 2019
Lolibaia salimi Gorbunov & G..., 2017
Lolibaia triangularis Bartsch & Sá..., 2019
Lophoceps abdominalis Hampson, 1919
Lophoceps alenicola Strand, 1913
Lophoceps quinquepuncta Hampson, 1919
Macrotarsipodes brachyptera Hampson, 1919
Macrotarsipodes leptosceles Bradley, 1968
Macrotarsipodes pedunculata Hampson, 1910
Macrotarsipodes rybalovi Gorbunov, 2023
Macrotarsipodes sexualis Hampson, 1910
Macrotarsipodes tricincta (Le Cerf, 1916)⇒ Tipulamima tricincta Le Cerf, 1916
Macrotarsipodes tricinctus Le Cerf, 1916
Macrotarsipus africana Beutenmüller, 1899
Macrotarsipus africanus Beutenmüller, 1899
Macrotarsipus albipunctus Hampson, 1893
Macrotarsipus belia (Druce, 1910)⇒ Macrotarsipus africanus Beutenmüller, 1899
Macrotarsipus lioscelis (Meyrick, 1935)⇒ Camaegeria monogama Meyrick, 1932
Macrotarsipus microthyris Hampson, 1919
Macrotarsipus similis Arita & Gorb..., 1995
Madasphecia griveaudi Viette, 1982
Madasphecia puera Viette, 1957
Malgasesia rufescens (Le Cerf, 1922)⇒ Malgassesia rufescens Le Cerf, 1922
Malgasesia rufithorax (Le Cerf, 1922)⇒ Malgassesia rufithorax Le Cerf, 1922
Malgassesia andrianony Viette, 1982
Malgassesia ankaratralis Viette, 1957
Malgassesia biedermanni Viette, 1982
Malgassesia ferdinandi Bartsch, 2018
Malgassesia ivondro Viette, 1955
Malgassesia lemur Le Cerf, 1957
Malgassesia milloti Viette, 1982
Malgassesia opalimargo Le Cerf, 1913
Malgassesia pauliani Viette, 1955
Malgassesia rufescens Le Cerf, 1922
Malgassesia rufithorax Le Cerf, 1922
Malgassesia seyrigi Viette, 1955
Megalosphecia callosoma Hampson, 1919
Megalosphecia gigantipes Le Cerf, 1916
Megalosphecia obscura (Le Cerf, 1916)⇒ Monopetalotaxis chalciphora Hampson, 1919
Melisophista geraropa Meyrick, 1927
Melittia abyssiniensis Hampson, 1919
Melittia acosmetes Hampson, 1919
Melittia aethiopica (Le Cerf, 1917)⇒ Agriomelissa aethiopica Le Cerf, 1917
Melittia amblyphaea (Hampson, 1919)⇒ Agriomelissa amblyphaea Hampson, 1919
Melittia ambo Gorbunov, 2015
Melittia aureosquamata Wallengren, 1863
Melittia auriplumia Hampson, 1910
Melittia aurociliata Aurivillius, 1879
Melittia azrael Le Cerf, 1914
Melittia boulleti Le Cerf, 1917
Melittia brevicornis (Aurivillius, 1905)⇒ Agriomelissa brevicornis Aurivillius, 1905
Melittia chalconota Hampson, 1910
Melittia chlorophila Hering, 1935
Melittia chrysobapta Hampson, 1919
Melittia congoana (Le Cerf, 1916)⇒ Melittia chalconota Hampson, 1910
Melittia cucurbitae Harris, 1828Squash vine borer
Melittia ectothyris Hampson, 1919
Melittia endoxantha Hampson, 1919
Melittia fiebigi Bartsch, 2016
Melittia gephyra Gaede, 1933
Melittia haematopis Fawcett, 1916
Melittia houlberti (Le Cerf, 1917)⇒ Melittia aureosquamata Wallengren, 1863
Melittia hyaloxantha Meyrick, 1928
Melittia ignidiscata (Oberthür, 1878)⇒ Melittia snowii Edwards, 1882
Melittia laboissierei (Le Cerf, 1917)⇒ Melittia auriplumia Hampson, 1910
Melittia laniremis Wallengren, 1859
Melittia lentistriata Hampson, 1919
Melittia mida Bartsch & Sá..., 2025
Melittia moni de Freina, 2007
Melittia natalensis (Butler, 1874)⇒ Afromelittia natalensis Butler, 1874
Melittia nepcha xanthodes Diakonoff, 1954
Melittia occidentalis (Le Cerf, 1917)⇒ Afromelittia occidentalis Le Cerf, 1917
Melittia oedipoides (Oberthür, 1878)⇒ Melittia snowii Edwards, 1882
Melittia oedipus Oberthür, 1878African Vine Borer
Melittia pyropis Hampson, 1919
Melittia ruficincta (Felder, 1874)⇒ Leuthneria ruficincta Felder, 1874
Melittia rufodorsa Hampson, 1910
Melittia simonyi Rebel, 1899
Melittia snowii Edwards, 1882Clearwing Borer Moth
Melittia tabanus Le Cerf, 1916
Melittia thoracalis (Oberthür, 1878)⇒ Melittia snowii Edwards, 1882
Melittia tibialis Drury, 1773
Melittia ursipes (Walker, 1856)⇒ Agriomelissa ursipes Walker, 1856
Melittia usambara Le Cerf, 1917
Melittia victrix (Le Cerf, 1916)⇒ Agriomelissa victrix Le Cerf, 1916
Melittia xanthogaster Hampson, 1919
Melittosesia flavitarsa Bartsch, 2009
Metasphecia vuilleti Le Cerf, 1917
Microsesia nana Bartsch, 2015
Microsynanthedon ambrensis Viette, 1955
Microsynanthedon setodiformis Mabille, 1891
Microsynanthedon tanala Minet, 1976
Mimocrypta hampsoni Butler, 1902
Monopetalotaxis candescens Felder, 1874
Monopetalotaxis chalciphora Hampson, 1919
Monopetalotaxis doleriformis Walker, 1856
Monopetalotaxis luteopunctata de Freina, 2011
Monopetalotaxis pyrocraspis Hampson, 1910
Monopetalotaxis taylori (Druce, 1899)⇒ Monopetalotaxis doleriformis Walker, 1856
Monopetalotaxis wahlbergi (Walker, 1856)⇒ Monopetalotaxis doleriformis Walker, 1856
Montezumia analis Saussure, 1856
Nesosphecia mystica Bartsch, 2018
Nimbamina blei Sáfián & Bar..., 2022
Ninia magnifica Alberti, 1957
Ninia plumipes (Drury, 1782)⇒ Cicinnocnemis cornuta Holland, 1894
Ninia saphira Aurivillius, 1900
Noctusphecia kgalagadia Bartsch, 2016
Noctusphecia puchneri de Freina, 2011
Noctusphecia rubra Bartsch, 2016
Nyctaegeria nobilis Druce, 1910
Nyctaegeria rohani (Druce, 1910)⇒ Nyctaegeria nobilis Druce, 1910
Osmanthedon domaticola Agassiz & Ka..., 2018
Osminia namibiana Kallies, 2004
Palmia adustalis Hampson, 1917
Paranthrene anthrax Le Cerf, 1916
Paranthrene asilipennis Boisduval, 1832Oak Clearwing
Paranthrene callipleura Meyrick, 1932
Paranthrene chalcochlora Hampson, 1919
Paranthrene cuprescens (Hampson, 1919)⇒ Rubukona cuprescens Hampson, 1919
Paranthrene dukei Bartsch, 2008
Paranthrene insolitus (Le Cerf, 1914)⇒ Paranthrene mesothyris Hampson, 1919
Paranthrene lodimana (Strand, 1918)⇒ Episannina lodimana Strand, 1918
Paranthrene mesothyris Hampson, 1919
Paranthrene microthyris Hampson, 1919
Paranthrene pompilus Bryk, 1947
Paranthrene porphyractis Meyrick, 1937
Paranthrene propyria Hampson, 1919
Paranthrene pythes (Druce, 1899)⇒ Homogyna pythes Druce, 1899
Paranthrene robiniae Edwards, 1880Locust clearwing
Paranthrene sanguipennis (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Homogyna sanguipennis Meyrick, 1926
Paranthrene tabaniformis Rottemburg, 1775Dusky Clearwing
Paranthrene thalassina Hampson, 1919
Paranthrene xanthopyga (Hampson, 1919)⇒ Thyranthrene adumbrata Bartsch, 2008
Paranthrene xanthosoma Hampson, 1910
Parasa adamauana (Aurivillius, 1905)⇒ Parasa prussi Karsch, 1896
Parasa affinis Mabille, 1890
Parasa ananii Karsch, 1896
Parasa andrefana Viette, 1980
Parasa angusta Hering, 1941
Parasa ankalirano Viette, 1980
Parasa cambouei Mabille, 1890
Parasa carnapi Karsch, 1899
Parasa catori Bethune-Baker, 1911
Parasa cebrenis Schaus, 1892
Parasa chapmani Kirby, 1892
Parasa charopa Bethune-Baker, 1909
Parasa chlorophila Hering, 1935
Parasa concavata Strand, 1913
Parasa connexa Janse, 1964
Parasa constricta Hering & Hopp, 1927
Parasa cor West, 1940
Parasa costalis West, 1940
Parasa cuernavaca Dyar, 1907
Parasa dentina Hering, 1932
Parasa divisa West, 1940
Parasa dubiefi Viette, 1975
Parasa dusii Solovyev & S..., 2010
Parasa ebenaui Saalmüller, 1878
Parasa ebenaui andrefana Viette, 1980
Parasa ebenaui ebenaui Saalmüller, 1878
Parasa euchlora Karsch, 1895
Parasa fulvicorpus Hampson, 1896
Parasa gemmans Felder, 1874
Parasa gentilis Snellen, 1900
Parasa hexamitobalia Tams, 1930
Parasa imerina Viette, 1980
Parasa infuscata (Wichgraf, 1908)⇒ Parasa ananii Karsch, 1896
Parasa irrationalis Hering, 1933
Parasa johannes Distant, 1898
Parasa laeta Westwood, 1848
Parasa lanceolata Hering, 1928
Parasa latistriga Walker, 1855
Parasa lemuriensis Viette, 1967
Parasa lorquini Reakirt, 1864
Parasa marginata West, 1940
Parasa mesochloris Hampson, 1910
Parasa microbasis (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Parasa carnapi Karsch, 1899
Parasa notonecta Hering, 1931
Parasa pallida Möschler, 1887
Parasa parniodes Hering, 1957
Parasa parva Hering, 1938
Parasa prava Hering, 1938
Parasa princeps (Aurivillius, 1900)⇒ Parasa lorquini Reakirt, 1864
Parasa prussi Karsch, 1896
Parasa reginula Saalmüller, 1884
Parasa sandrae Corrales & E..., 2004
Parasa satura (Karsch, 1896)⇒ Parasa viridissima Holland, 1893
Parasa semiochracea Hering, 1933
Parasa serratilinea Bethune-Baker, 1911
Parasa singularis Butler, 1878
Parasa smaragdina (Bethune-Baker, 1908)⇒ Parasa prussi Karsch, 1896
Parasa tamara Hering, 1928
Parasa trapezoidea Aurivillius, 1900
Parasa tripartita Bethune-Baker, 1911
Parasa urda (Druce, 1887)⇒ Latoia urda Druce, 1887
Parasa valida (Butler, 1879)⇒ Parasa laeta Westwood, 1848
Parasa villosipes Strand, 1911
Parasa viridissima Holland, 1893
Parasa viridogrisea Dyar, 1898
Parasa vivida Walker, 1865Stinging caterpillar
Parasa wellesca Dyar, 1900
Parasa zernyi Hering, 1941
Pedalonina semimarginata Gaede, 1929
Pennisetia marginata Harris, 1839Blackberry Clearwing Borer
Podosesia surodes Hampson, 1919
Proaegeria murzini Gorbunov, 2023
Proaegeria vouauxi Le Cerf, 1916
Pseudalcathoe aspetura Meyrick, 1932
Pseudomelittia andraenipennis Walker, 1856
Pseudomelittia berlandi Le Cerf, 1917
Pseudomelittia cingulata Gaede, 1929
Pyranthrene flammans Hampson, 1919
Pyranthrene hypocalla Le Cerf, 1937
Pyranthrene nigriceps Hampson, 1919
Pyropteron (Pyropteron) chrysidiforme Esper, 1782Fiery clearwing
Pyropteron (Pyropteron) doryliforme (Ochsenheimer, 1808)⇒ Pyropteron doryliformis Ochsenheimer, 1808
Pyropteron (Synansphecia) leucomelaena (Zeller, 1847)⇒ Pyropteron leucomelaenum Zeller, 1847
Pyropteron doryliformis Ochsenheimer, 1808Dock Clearwing
Rodolphia hombergi Le Cerf, 1911
Rodolphia pauliani Viette, 1955
Rubukona cuprescens Hampson, 1919
Rubukona svetlanae H.Fischer, 2007
Sesia apiformis (Clerck, 1759)⇒ Aegeria apiformis Clerck, 1759
Sesia bembeciformis Hübner, 1806Lunar Hornet Clearwing
Sesia tibialis (Harris, 1839)⇒ Sesia tibiale Harris, 1839
Similipepsis aurea Gaede, 1929
Similipepsis ekisi Wang, 1984
Similipepsis eumenidiformis Bartsch, 2008
Similipepsis gansoni Gorbunov, 2023
Similipepsis maromizaensis Bartsch, 2008
Similipepsis murzini Gorbunov, 2023
Similipepsis osuni Bakowski & K..., 2008
Similipepsis typica Strand, 1913
Similipepsis violacea Le Cerf, 1911
Similipepsis violaceus Le Cerf, 1911
Similisynagris aurea Gaede, 1929
Similisynagris kapanga Gorbunov, 2023
Spatenkana africana Le Cerf, 1917
Spatenkana dybowskii Le Cerf, 1917
Sphecosesia brachyptera (Hampson, 1919)⇒ Tipulamima pedunculata Hampson, 1910
Sura bicolor (Le Cerf, 1917)⇒ Sura xylocopiformis Walker, 1856
Sura ellenbergeri Le Cerf, 1917
Sura lampadura Meyrick, 1935
Sura melanochalcia Le Cerf, 1917
Sura pyrocera Hampson, 1919
Sura ruficauda Rothschild, 1911
Sura rufitibia Hampson, 1919
Sura xanthopyga Hampson, 1919
Sura xylocopiformis Walker, 1856
Synansphecia doryliformis (Ochsenheimer, 1808)⇒ Pyropteron doryliformis Ochsenheimer, 1808
Synanthedon aericincta Meyrick, 1928
Synanthedon africana Le Cerf, 1917
Synanthedon albiventris (Heppner & Du..., 1981)⇒ Synanthedon leucogaster Hampson, 1919
Synanthedon alenica Strand, 1913
Synanthedon alenicum Strand, 1913
Synanthedon angolana de Freina, 2013
Synanthedon astyarcha Meyrick, 1930
Synanthedon aulograpta Meyrick, 1934
Synanthedon auripes Hampson, 1910
Synanthedon beutenmuelleri Heppner & Du..., 1981
Synanthedon bifenestrata Gaede, 1929
Synanthedon chlorothyris Meyrick, 1935
Synanthedon chromolaenae (Eichlin, 2009)⇒ Carmenta laurelae Brown, Eichl..., 1985
Synanthedon chrysonympha Meyrick, 1932
Synanthedon cingulata Gaede, 1929
Synanthedon citrura Meyrick, 1927
Synanthedon codeti Oberthür, 1881
Synanthedon conopiformis Esper, 1782Dale's Oak Clearwing
Synanthedon culiciformis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Synanthedon stomoxiformis stomoxiformis Hübner, 1790
Synanthedon cyanescens Hampson, 1910
Synanthedon cyanospira Meyrick, 1928
Synanthedon dasysceles Bradley, 1968
Synanthedon dybowskii Le Cerf, 1917
Synanthedon elymais Druce, 1899
Synanthedon erythrogama Meyrick, 1934
Synanthedon erythromma Hampson, 1919
Synanthedon ethiopica Hampson, 1919
Synanthedon exitiosa Say, 1823Peachtree borer
Synanthedon exochiformis (Walker, 1856)⇒ Camaegeria exochiformis Walker, 1856
Synanthedon ferox Meyrick, 1929
Synanthedon flavipalpis Hampson, 1910
Synanthedon flavipectus (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Synanthedon lecerfi Heppner & Du..., 1981
Synanthedon gabuna Beutenmüller, 1899
Synanthedon geliformis Walker, 1856Pecan Bark Borer
Synanthedon gracilis Hampson, 1910
Synanthedon guineabia Strand, 1913
Synanthedon iris Le Cerf, 1916
Synanthedon lecerfi Heppner & Du..., 1981
Synanthedon leptosceles Bradley, 1968
Synanthedon leucogaster Hampson, 1919
Synanthedon maculiventris Le Cerf, 1916
Synanthedon malimba Beutenmüller, 1899
Synanthedon mellinipennis Boisduval, 1836Ceanothus Borer
Synanthedon mercatrix Meyrick, 1931
Synanthedon mesochoriformis Walker, 1856
Synanthedon monozona Hampson, 1910
Synanthedon myopaeformis Borkhausen, 1789Apple Borer
Synanthedon nuba Beutenmüller, 1899
Synanthedon nyanga Beutenmüller, 1899
Synanthedon ochracea Walker, 1864
Synanthedon olenda Beutenmüller, 1899
Synanthedon pauper Le Cerf, 1916
Synanthedon peltata Meyrick, 1932
Synanthedon phaedrostoma Meyrick, 1934
Synanthedon platyuriformis Walker, 1856
Synanthedon polygoni Edwards, 1881Buckwheat Borer
Synanthedon pyrethra Hampson, 1910
Synanthedon pyrostoma (Meyrick, 1927)⇒ Synanthedon erythromma Hampson, 1919
Synanthedon rhodia Druce, 1899
Synanthedon rubripalpis Meyrick, 1932
Synanthedon rubripicta Hampson, 1919
Synanthedon saxifragae Edwards, 1881
Synanthedon semirufa (Felder, 1874)⇒ Austrosetia semirufa Felder, 1874
Synanthedon squamata Gaede, 1929
Synanthedon stenothyris Meyrick, 1933
Synanthedon tapeina Hampson, 1919
Synanthedon theryi Le Cerf, 1916
Synanthedon tipuliformis Clerck, 1759Currant and Gooseberry borer
Synanthedon trithyris Meyrick, 1926
Synanthedon vassei (Le Cerf, 1917)⇒ Echidgnathia khomasana de Freina, 2011
Synanthedon xanthopasta Hampson, 1919
Synanthedon xanthopyga Aurivillius, 1905
Teleosphecia bibio (Le Cerf, 1916)⇒ Teleosphecia unicolor Walker, 1864
Thyranthrene adumbrata Bartsch, 2008
Thyranthrene albicincta Hampson, 1919
Thyranthrene capensis de Freina, 2011
Thyranthrene metazonata Hampson, 1919
Thyranthrene obliquizona Hampson, 1910
Thyranthrene pyrophora Hampson, 1919
Thyranthrene squamata (Gaede, 1929)⇒ Synanthedon squamata Gaede, 1929
Thyranthrene xhosarum de Freina, 2011
Tinthia tineiformis (Esper, 1789)⇒ Microsphecia tineiformis Esper, 1789
Tipulamima auronitens Le Cerf, 1913
Tipulamima brachyptera (Hampson, 1919)⇒ Tipulamima pedunculata Hampson, 1910
Tipulamima festiva Beutenmüller, 1899
Tipulamima flammipes Hampson, 1910
Tipulamima flavifrons Holland, 1893
Tipulamima grandidieri Le Cerf, 1917
Tipulamima haugi Le Cerf, 1917
Tipulamima hesperia Bartsch & Sá..., 2022
Tipulamima hypocalla Le Cerf, 1937
Tipulamima hypocilla Le Cerf, 1937
Tipulamima ivondro Viette, 1955
Tipulamima malimba Beutenmüller, 1899
Tipulamima nigriceps Hampson, 1919
Tipulamima opalimargo Le Cerf, 1913
Tipulamima pedunculata Hampson, 1910
Tipulamima pterotarsa Meyrick, 1933
Tipulamima pyrosoma Hampson, 1919
Tipulamima sexualis Hampson, 1910
Tipulamima seyrigi Viette, 1955
Tipulamima sophax (Druce, 1899)⇒ Camaegeria sophax Druce, 1899
Tipulamima tricincta Le Cerf, 1916
Tipulamima tricinctus Le Cerf, 1916
Tipulamima waterloti (Le Cerf, 1917)⇒ Tipulamima sexualis Hampson, 1910
Trichocerata bicolor (Le Cerf, 1917)⇒ Conopsia bicolor Le Cerf, 1917
Trichocerata lambornella (Durrant, 1914)⇒ Conopsia lambornella Durrant, 1914
Uranothyris pterotarsa Meyrick, 1933
Vespaegeria typica (Strand, 1912)⇒ Similipepsis typica Strand, 1913
Vespanthedon cerceris Le Cerf, 1917
Vespanthedon chalciphora Hampson, 1919
Vitacea polistiformis Harris, 1854Grape root borer

Subnodes of Sesiidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilySesiinae
Boisduval, 1828
Sesiines
78
495
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTinthiinae
Le Cerf, 1917
Tinthiines
16
75
Genera
Species

Taxom



Sesiidae (Boisduval 1828)
Sesiidae (Boisduval 1828)


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