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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
58
1314
4091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
1313
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
1313
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
27
330
763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
5
105
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings
1
77
299
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySesiidae
Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths
77
299
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
77 Genera with 299 Species
#ABCEFGHIJLMNOPRSTV
Aenigmina Le Cerf, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Afrokona H. Fischer, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Afromelittia Gorbunov & A..., 19177SpeciesTaxom
Agriomelissa Meyrick, 19167SpeciesTaxom
Alonina Walker, 18566SpeciesTaxom
Anaudia Wallengren, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Austrosetia Felder, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Barbasphecia Pühringer & ..., 20112SpeciesTaxom
Bembecia Hübner, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Cabomina de Freina, 201110SpeciesTaxom
Callisphecia Le Cerf, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Camaegeria Strand, 195512SpeciesTaxom
Ceritrypetes Bradley, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Chamaesphecia Spuler, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Chamanthedon Le Cerf, 18998SpeciesTaxom
Chlorosphecia Bartsch & Sá..., 20221SpeciesTaxom
Cicinnoscelis Holland, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Cinctosesia Bartsch, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Coccophila Daniel Bartsch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Conopsia Strand, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Crinipus Hampson, 19174SpeciesTaxom
Echidgnathia Hampson, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Episannina Aurivillius, 19338SpeciesTaxom
Epitarsipus Le Cerf, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Erismatica Meyrick, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Felderiola Naumann, 20133SpeciesTaxom
Fortikona Bartsch & Sá..., 20231SpeciesTaxom
Grypopalpia Hampson, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Gymnosophistis Meyrick, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Hagnogyna Bartsch, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Halictina Bartsch, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Homogyna Le Cerf, 19109SpeciesTaxom
Hovaesia Le Cerf, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Hyleina Bartsch, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosphecia Le Cerf, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Isocylindra Meyrick, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Jerbeia Gorbunov, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Lenyrhova Le Cerf, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Lepidopoda Hampson, 19179SpeciesTaxom
Leuthneria Dalla Torre, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Lolibaia Gorbunov & G..., 20194SpeciesTaxom
Lophoceps Hampson, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Macrotarsipodes Holland, 19165SpeciesTaxom
Macrotarsipus Hampson, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Madasphecia Viette, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Malgassesia Le Cerf, 19559SpeciesTaxom
Megalosphecia Le Cerf, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Melisophista Meyrick, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Melittia Hübner, 1919Wasp Moth32SpeciesTaxom
Melittosesia Bartsch, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Metasphecia Le Cerf, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Microsesia Daniel Bartsch, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Microsynanthedon Viette, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Mimocrypta Naumann, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Monopetalotaxis Wallengren, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Nesosphecia Bartsch, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Nimbamina Sáfián & Bar..., 20221SpeciesTaxom
Noctusphecia de Freina, 20163SpeciesTaxom
Nyctaegeria Le Cerf, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Osmanthedon Kallies, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Osminia Le Cerf, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Paranthrene Hübner, 19109SpeciesTaxom
Parasa Moore, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Pedalonina Gaede, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Podosesia Möschler, 1919Ash1SpeciesTaxom
Proaegeria Le Cerf, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Pseudalcathoe Le Cerf, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomelittia Le Cerf, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Pyranthrene Hampson, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Rodolphia Le Cerf, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Rubukona H.Fischer, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Similipepsis Le Cerf, 19117SpeciesTaxom
Sura Walker, 18568SpeciesTaxom
Synanthedon Hübner, 190540SpeciesTaxom
Thyranthrene Hampson, 20117SpeciesTaxom
Tipulamima Holland, 19558SpeciesTaxom
Vespanthedon Le Cerf, 19192SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
299 Species
Aenigmina aenea Le Cerf, 1912
Aenigmina albiapex Bartsch, 2016
Aenigmina critheis Druce, 1899
Aenigmina latimargo (Le Cerf, 1912)⇒ Aenigmina aenea Le Cerf, 1912
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
Alonina fusca Bartsch, 2013
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 balkis Le Cerf, 1937
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 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
Ceritrypetes idiotropha Bradley, 1956
Chamaesphecia (Scopulosphecia) clathrata Le Cerf, 1917
Chamanthedon amorpha Hampson, 1919
Chamanthedon auronitens Le Cerf, 1913
Chamanthedon brillians Beutenmüller, 1899
Chamanthedon chrysopasta Hampson, 1919
Chamanthedon fulvipes Hampson, 1910
Chamanthedon leucocera Hampson, 1919
Chamanthedon striata Gaede, 1929
Chamanthedon tropica Beutenmüller, 1899
Chlorosphecia bele Bartsch & Sá..., 2022
Cicinnoscelis flavipes Bartsch, 2013
Cicinnoscelis krooni Bartsch, 2013
Cicinnoscelis longipes Holland, 1893
Cinctosesia polistiformis Bartsch, 2018
Coccophila pythes Druce, 1899
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 leucozonipus Hampson, 1896
Crinipus marisa Druce, 1899
Crinipus pictipes Hampson, 1919
Crinipus vassei Le Cerf, 1917
Echidgnathia khomasana de Freina, 2011
Echidgnathia vitrifasciata Hampson, 1910
Episannina albifrons Hampson, 1910
Episannina chalybea Aurivillius, 1905
Episannina flavicincta Hampson, 1919
Episannina lodimanum Strand, 1918
Episannina modesta Le Cerf, 1916
Episannina perlucida Le Cerf, 1911
Episannina sylphina Hampson, 1919
Episannina zygaenura Meyrick, 1933
Epitarsipus rufithorax (Le Cerf, 1922)⇒ Malgassesia rufithorax Le Cerf, 1922
Erismatica endopyra Hampson, 1910
Felderiola candescens Felder, 1874
Felderiola karooensis Bartsch, 2013
Felderiola xanthogaster Bartsch, 2013
Fortikona aethiopica Bartsch & Sá..., 2023
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 alluaudi Le Cerf, 1911
Homogyna dukei Bartsch, 2016
Homogyna ignivittata Hampson, 1919
Homogyna nama Bartsch, 2016
Homogyna pygmaeum Rebel, 1899
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
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 nuba Beutenmüller, 1899
Lepidopoda rubripicta 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 leptosceles Bradley, 1968
Macrotarsipodes pedunculata Hampson, 1910
Macrotarsipodes rybalovi Gorbunov, 2023
Macrotarsipodes sexualis Hampson, 1910
Macrotarsipodes tricinctus Le Cerf, 1916
Macrotarsipus africana Beutenmüller, 1899
Macrotarsipus microthyris Hampson, 1919
Madasphecia griveaudi Viette, 1982
Madasphecia puera Viette, 1957
Malgassesia andrianony Viette, 1982
Malgassesia ankaratralis Viette, 1957
Malgassesia ferdinandi Bartsch, 2018
Malgassesia ivondro Viette, 1955
Malgassesia lemur Le Cerf, 1957
Malgassesia milloti Viette, 1982
Malgassesia opalimargo Le Cerf, 1913
Malgassesia rufescens Le Cerf, 1922
Malgassesia seyrigi Viette, 1955
Megalosphecia callosoma Hampson, 1919
Megalosphecia gigantipes Le Cerf, 1916
Melisophista geraropa Meyrick, 1927
Melittia abyssiniensis Hampson, 1919
Melittia acosmetes Hampson, 1919
Melittia aethiopica (Le Cerf, 1917)⇒ Agriomelissa aethiopica Le Cerf, 1917
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 chalconota Hampson, 1910
Melittia chrysobapta Hampson, 1919
Melittia congoana (Le Cerf, 1916)⇒ Melittia chalconota Hampson, 1910
Melittia ectothyris Hampson, 1919
Melittia endoxantha Hampson, 1919
Melittia fiebigi Bartsch, 2016
Melittia gephyra Gaede, 1933
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 moni de Freina, 2007
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 tibialis Drury, 1773
Melittia usambara Le Cerf, 1917
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 doleriformis Walker, 1856
Nesosphecia mystica Bartsch, 2018
Nimbamina blei Sáfián & Bar..., 2022
Noctusphecia kgalagadia Bartsch, 2016
Noctusphecia puchneri de Freina, 2011
Noctusphecia rubra Bartsch, 2016
Nyctaegeria nobilis Druce, 1910
Osmanthedon domaticola Agassiz & Ka..., 2018
Osminia namibiana Kallies, 2004
Paranthrene anthrax Le Cerf, 1916
Paranthrene callipleura Meyrick, 1932
Paranthrene chalcochlora Hampson, 1919
Paranthrene dukei Bartsch, 2008
Paranthrene mesothyris Hampson, 1919
Paranthrene porphyractis Meyrick, 1937
Paranthrene propyria Hampson, 1919
Paranthrene thalassina Hampson, 1919
Paranthrene xanthosoma Hampson, 1910
Parasa urda (Druce, 1887)⇒ Latoia urda Druce, 1887
Parasa vivida Walker, 1865Stinging caterpillar
Pedalonina semimarginata Gaede, 1929
Podosesia surodes Hampson, 1919
Proaegeria vouauxi Le Cerf, 1916
Pseudalcathoe aspetura Meyrick, 1932
Pseudomelittia berlandi Le Cerf, 1917
Pyranthrene flammans Hampson, 1919
Pyranthrene hypocalla Le Cerf, 1937
Pyranthrene nigriceps Hampson, 1919
Rodolphia hombergi Le Cerf, 1911
Rubukona cuprescens Hampson, 1919
Rubukona svetlanae H.Fischer, 2007
Similipepsis aurea Gaede, 1929
Similipepsis ekisi Wang, 1984
Similipepsis eumenidiformis Bartsch, 2008
Similipepsis maromizaensis Bartsch, 2008
Similipepsis osuni Bakowski & K..., 2008
Similipepsis typica Strand, 1913
Similipepsis violaceus Le Cerf, 1911
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
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 chrysonympha Meyrick, 1932
Synanthedon cingulata Gaede, 1929
Synanthedon citrura Meyrick, 1927
Synanthedon cyanescens Hampson, 1910
Synanthedon elymais Druce, 1899
Synanthedon erythrogama Meyrick, 1934
Synanthedon ethiopica Hampson, 1919
Synanthedon ferox Meyrick, 1929
Synanthedon flavipectus (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Synanthedon lecerfi Heppner & Du..., 1981
Synanthedon gabuna Beutenmüller, 1899
Synanthedon gracilis Hampson, 1910
Synanthedon guineabia Strand, 1913
Synanthedon iris Le Cerf, 1916
Synanthedon leucogaster Hampson, 1919
Synanthedon maculiventris Le Cerf, 1916
Synanthedon malimba Beutenmüller, 1899
Synanthedon mesochoriformis Walker, 1856
Synanthedon monozona Hampson, 1910
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 rhodia Druce, 1899
Synanthedon squamata Gaede, 1929
Synanthedon stenothyris Meyrick, 1933
Synanthedon tapeina Hampson, 1919
Synanthedon trithyris Meyrick, 1926
Synanthedon xanthopasta Hampson, 1919
Synanthedon xanthopyga Aurivillius, 1905
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 xhosarum de Freina, 2011
Tipulamima flammipes Hampson, 1910
Tipulamima flavifrons Holland, 1893
Tipulamima grandidieri Le Cerf, 1917
Tipulamima haugi Le Cerf, 1917
Tipulamima hesperia Bartsch & Sá..., 2022
Tipulamima pterotarsa Meyrick, 1933
Tipulamima pyrosoma Hampson, 1919
Tipulamima seyrigi Viette, 1955
Vespanthedon cerceris Le Cerf, 1917
Vespanthedon chalciphora Hampson, 1919

Subnodes of Sesiidae with occurrences in Ethiopia
SubfamilySesiinae
Boisduval, 1828
Sesiines
65
246
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTinthiinae
Le Cerf, 1917
Tinthiines
7
40
Genera
Species

Taxom



Sesiidae (Boisduval 1828)
Sesiidae (Boisduval 1828)


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Sesiidae at itis.gov