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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
1354
4084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
1353
4082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
1353
4082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
20
275
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
3
57
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings
1
13
34
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySesiidae
Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths
13
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
13 Genera with 34 Species
Barbasphecia Pühringer & ..., 20112SpeciesTaxom
Camaegeria Strand, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Chlorosphecia Bartsch & Sá..., 20221SpeciesTaxom
Conopsia Strand, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Crinipus Hampson, 20253SpeciesTaxom
Episannina Aurivillius, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Macrotarsipodes Holland, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Melittia Hübner, 1916Wasp Moth2SpeciesTaxom
Ninia BAIRD & GIRARD, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Parasa Moore, 189310SpeciesTaxom
Sphecosesia Hampson, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Synanthedon Hübner, 19814SpeciesTaxom
Tipulamima Holland, 19334SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
34 Species
Barbasphecia ares Pühringer & ..., 2011
Barbasphecia hephaistos Pühringer & ..., 2011
Camaegeria exochiformis Walker, 1856
Chlorosphecia bele Bartsch & Sá..., 2022
Conopsia bicolor Le Cerf, 1917
Crinipus auripes Hampson, 1910
Crinipus tenebricus Bartsch, Sáf..., 2025
Crinipus zebracox Bartsch, Sáf..., 2025
Episannina albifrons Hampson, 1910
Episannina flavicincta Hampson, 1919
Macrotarsipodes brachyptera Hampson, 1919
Macrotarsipodes pedunculata Hampson, 1910
Melittia chalconota Hampson, 1910
Melittia tabanus Le Cerf, 1916
Ninia plumipes (Drury, 1782)⇒ Cicinnocnemis cornuta Holland, 1894
Parasa ananii Karsch, 1896
Parasa carnapi Karsch, 1899
Parasa chapmani Kirby, 1892
Parasa dentina Hering, 1932
Parasa divisa West, 1940
Parasa euchlora Karsch, 1895
Parasa mesochloris Hampson, 1910
Parasa pallida Möschler, 1887
Parasa prussi Karsch, 1896
Parasa viridissima Holland, 1893
Sphecosesia brachyptera (Hampson, 1919)⇒ Tipulamima pedunculata Hampson, 1910
Synanthedon auripes Hampson, 1910
Synanthedon exochiformis (Walker, 1856)⇒ Camaegeria exochiformis Walker, 1856
Synanthedon flavipectus (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Synanthedon lecerfi Heppner & Du..., 1981
Synanthedon lecerfi Heppner & Du..., 1981
Tipulamima brachyptera (Hampson, 1919)⇒ Tipulamima pedunculata Hampson, 1910
Tipulamima hesperia Bartsch & Sá..., 2022
Tipulamima pedunculata Hampson, 1910
Tipulamima pterotarsa Meyrick, 1933

Subnodes of Sesiidae with occurrences in Ghana
SubfamilySesiinae
Boisduval, 1828
Sesiines
11
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTinthiinae
Le Cerf, 1917
Tinthiines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Sesiidae (Boisduval 1828)
Sesiidae (Boisduval 1828)


Links, sources and further information
Sesiidae at artfakta.se
Sesiidae at dyntaxa.se
Sesiidae at gbif.org
Sesiidae at irmng.org
Sesiidae at itis.gov