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Taxonomy of Family Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths, Clearwings, Sesiid Moths, Sessid moths, Wasp-mimic moths


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
98
10110
121799
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
20
1290
17308
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Sesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings
2
303
5069
Families
Genera
Species
FamilySesiidae
Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths
286
4955
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828
SubfamilyParanthreninae
Niculescu, 1964
  ⇒ Sesiinae
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilySesiinae
Boisduval, 1828
Sesiines
152
3575
Genera
Species
SubfamilyTinthiinae
Le Cerf, 1917
Tinthiines
64
873
Genera
Species
SubfamilyTinthinae
Le Cerf, 1917
0
0
Genera
Species
GenusAcalthoe
Riley & Howard, 1891
0Species
GenusAdixoana
Strand, 1913
1Species
GenusAegeria
Fabricius, 1807
  ⇒ Synanthedon
280Species
GenusAmphithales
Meyrick, 1926
  ⇒ Oligophlebia
1Species
GenusAnthrenoptera
Swinhoe, 1892
  ⇒ Pennisetia
1Species
GenusArchaeosesia
Kallies, 2020
1Species
GenusAritasesia
Nakamura, 2009
0Species
GenusAugangela
Meyrick, 1932
1Species
GenusAurantiosphecia
Skowron Volponi, 2020
3Species
GenusBombecia
Pagenstecher, 1909
  ⇒ Bembecia
0Species
GenusBombosceles
Meyrick, 1930
  ⇒ Sophona
1Species
GenusCeritrypetes
Bradley, 1956
1Species
GenusConopyga
Felder, 1861
  ⇒ Conopyge
1Species
GenusCryptomima
Walker, 1866
  ⇒ Mimocrypta
3Species
GenusEgeria
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
  ⇒ Aegeria
8Species
GenusEichlinia
Gorbunov, 2020
23Species
GenusFicivora
Clarke, 1962
  ⇒ Sophona
1Species
GenusGaea
Beutenmüller, 1896
  ⇒ Euhagena
7Species
GenusGlossecia
Hampson, 1919
0Species
GenusHeliodinesesia
Yang and Wang, 1989
  ⇒ Oligophlebia
1Species
GenusHymenophecia
LeCerf, 1917
  ⇒ Hymenosphecia
0Species
GenusHymenosphecia
Le Cerf, 1917
1Species
GenusHypomelittia
Hampson, 1919
  ⇒ Heterosphecia
1Species
GenusIchneumonoptera
Fletcher, 1929
  ⇒ Ichneumenoptera
0Species
GenusIsocylindra
Meyrick, 1930
1Species
GenusLepidopoda
Hampson, 1900
29Species
GenusLeptocimbicina
Bryk, 1947
  ⇒ Nokona
1Species
GenusMadaspecia
Viette, 1982
0Species
GenusMalayomelittia
Skowron Volponi, 2022
2Species
GenusMalgasesia
2Species
GenusMemythris
1Species
GenusMetasphecia
Le Cerf, 1917
1Species
GenusMyrmecosphecia
Le Cerf, 1917
  ⇒ Sophona
1Species
GenusNeotinthia
Hampson, 1919
  ⇒ Ceratocorema
1Species
GenusNepyrophleps
Gorbunov, 2021
3Species
GenusNinia
BAIRD & GIRARD, 1853
  ⇒ Cicinnocnemis
16Species
GenusOligophlebiella
Strand, 1916
  ⇒ Paranthrenopsis
1Species
GenusParantherene
1Species
GenusParanthrenina
Bryk, 1947
  ⇒ Paradoxecia
1Species
GenusParasesia
Le Cerf, 1916
  ⇒ Carmenta
1Species
GenusParenthrenella
1Species
GenusPhemonoe
Edwards, 1882
  ⇒ Phalaca
2Species
GenusPyropterum
Agassiz, 1847
0Species
GenusPyrrhotoenia
1Species
GenusPytopterum
Agassiz, 1846
  ⇒ Pyropteron
0Species
GenusRhipidurina
Naumann, 1971
  ⇒ Carmenta
1Species
GenusRudolphia
Jacoby, 1898
  ⇒ Rodolphia
5Species
GenusSaunina
Boisduval in Boisduval & Guenée, 1874
1Species
GenusScarlata
Skowron Volponi, 2022
4Species
GenusScoliomima
Butler, 1885
2Species
GenusScopulosphecia
Lastuvka, 1988
0Species
GenusSetia
Oken, 1815
2Species
GenusSometia
Meigen, 1829
0Species
GenusSphecia
Hübner, 1819
21Species
GenusSpherodoptera
Matsumura, 1931
  ⇒ Sphecodoptera
1Species
GenusTarsopoda
Butler, 1874
  ⇒ Euryphrissa
3Species
GenusTeinoarsina
1Species
GenusTeleosphecia
Le Cerf, 1916
  ⇒ Carmenta
2Species
GenusThamnoscelis
Meyrick, 1928
  ⇒ Isothamnis
2Species
GenusTradescanticola
Hampson, 1919
2Species
GenusTrichocerata
Dalla Torre & Strand, 1925
  ⇒ Trichocerota
2Species
GenusTrochilium
Scopoli, 1777
  ⇒ Sesia
48Species
GenusVeismannia
Hampson, 1919
  ⇒ Weismanniola
0Species
GenusVespaegeria
Le Cerf, 1911
  ⇒ Milisipepsis
1Species
GenusVespisesia
Heppner, 2010
1Species
GenusVietomelittia
Gorbunov, 1988
2Species
GenusVitraria
Gorbunov & Arita, 1999
2Species
GenusWeismannia
Spuler, 1910
0Species
GenusXenoses
Durrant, 1924
1Species
GenusZhuosesia
Yang, 1977
1Species

Synonyms
Aegeriidae (Stephens, 1828)
Sesiariae (Boisduval, 1828)
Trochiliidae (Westwood, 1843)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Sesiidae
GermanGlasflügler, Sesien
EnglishClear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths, Clearwings, Sesiid Moths, Sessid moths, Wasp-mimic moths
DutchWespvlinders
DanishGlassværmere
SwedishGlasvingar
FinnishLasisiipiset, Lasisiivet
NorwegianGlassvinger


Distribution and Species lists of Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828
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Afghanistan
8 Genera  7 Species
Albania
15 Genera  54 Species
Algeria
9 Genera  18 Species
Andorra
7 Genera  8 Species
Angola
8 Genera  16 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
5 Genera  5 Species
Argentina
6 Genera  16 Species
Armenia
3 Genera  5 Species
Australia
31 Genera  99 Species
Austria
15 Genera  74 Species
Azerbaijan
6 Genera  12 Species
Belarus
10 Genera  22 Species
Belgium
15 Genera  44 Species
Belize
1 Genus  3 Species
Benin
5 Genera  6 Species
Bolivia
6 Genera  6 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
11 Genera  56 Species
Botswana
4 Genera  4 Species
Brazil
10 Genera  40 Species
Brunei
1 Genus  1 Species
Bulgaria
15 Genera  80 Species
Burkina Faso
3 Genera  5 Species
Cameroon
24 Genera  53 Species
Canada
21 Genera  82 Species
Central African Republic
6 Genera  6 Species
Chile
6 Genera  12 Species
China
35 Genera  181 Species
Colombia
8 Genera  25 Species
Costa Rica
9 Genera  26 Species
Croatia
14 Genera  72 Species
Cuba
6 Genera  8 Species
Cyprus
5 Genera  14 Species
Czech Republic
12 Genera  63 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
20 Genera  40 Species
Denmark
13 Genera  28 Species
Djibouti
1 Genus  1 Species
Dominican Republic
1 Genus  1 Species
Ecuador
7 Genera  8 Species
Egypt
2 Genera  2 Species
El Salvador
1 Genus  2 Species
Equatorial Guinea
13 Genera  22 Species
Eritrea
2 Genera  2 Species
Estonia
12 Genera  23 Species
Ethiopia
77 Genera  299 Species
Fiji
2 Genera  2 Species
Finland
11 Genera  26 Species
France
19 Genera  103 Species
Gabon
18 Genera  42 Species
Gambia
3 Genera  4 Species
Georgia
17 Genera  50 Species
Germany
19 Genera  86 Species
Ghana
13 Genera  34 Species
Greece
19 Genera  97 Species
Grenada
1 Genus  1 Species
Guatemala
5 Genera  7 Species
Guinea
10 Genera  13 Species
Guinea-Bissau
2 Genera  2 Species
Guyana
3 Genera  3 Species
Haiti
1 Genus  1 Species
Honduras
6 Genera  11 Species
Hungary
14 Genera  73 Species
Iceland
5 Genera  5 Species
India
28 Genera  86 Species
Indonesia
6 Genera  17 Species
Iran
16 Genera  44 Species
Iraq
6 Genera  8 Species
Ireland
7 Genera  18 Species
Italy
16 Genera  117 Species
Ivory Coast
3 Genera  8 Species
Jamaica
4 Genera  6 Species
Japan
27 Genera  66 Species
Kazakhstan
8 Genera  10 Species
Kenya
26 Genera  50 Species
Kyrgyzstan
4 Genera  6 Species
Laos
6 Genera  5 Species
Latvia
8 Genera  18 Species
Lebanon
5 Genera  5 Species
Lesotho
1 Genus  1 Species
Liberia
13 Genera  22 Species
Liechtenstein
8 Genera  20 Species
Lithuania
9 Genera  23 Species
Luxembourg
12 Genera  42 Species
Madagascar
22 Genera  61 Species
Malawi
23 Genera  42 Species
Malaysia
6 Genera  13 Species
Mali
1 Genus  1 Species
Malta
4 Genera  6 Species
Mauritius
2 Genera  2 Species
Mexico
15 Genera  36 Species
Micronesia
4 Genera  6 Species
Moldova
6 Genera  8 Species
Mongolia
6 Genera  10 Species
Montenegro
1 Genus  1 Species
Morocco
6 Genera  15 Species
Mozambique
18 Genera  33 Species
Myanmar
6 Genera  8 Species
Namibia
13 Genera  21 Species
Nepal
3 Genera  7 Species
Netherlands
13 Genera  34 Species
New Zealand
3 Genera  3 Species
Nicaragua
4 Genera  4 Species
Niger
2 Genera  2 Species
Nigeria
14 Genera  33 Species
Norway
13 Genera  30 Species
Oman
1 Genus  1 Species
Pakistan
2 Genera  3 Species
Palestine
1 Genus  1 Species
Panama
5 Genera  5 Species
Papua New Guinea
3 Genera  4 Species
Paraguay
4 Genera  9 Species
Peru
5 Genera  21 Species
Philippines
3 Genera  9 Species
Poland
11 Genera  46 Species
Portugal
11 Genera  40 Species
Republic of the Congo
9 Genera  22 Species
Republic South Africa
47 Genera  131 Species
Romania
14 Genera  74 Species
Russia
24 Genera  97 Species
Rwanda
1 Genus  1 Species
Saint Lucia
3 Genera  3 Species
Saudi Arabia
3 Genera  5 Species
Senegal
3 Genera  3 Species
Serbia
7 Genera  11 Species
Sierra Leone
19 Genera  32 Species
Singapore
1 Genus  2 Species
Slovakia
13 Genera  64 Species
Slovenia
10 Genera  57 Species
Solomon Islands
2 Genera  2 Species
Somalia
4 Genera  6 Species
Somaliland
2 Genera  3 Species
South Korea
8 Genera  10 Species
South Sudan
4 Genera  4 Species
Spain
14 Genera  67 Species
Sri Lanka
6 Genera  12 Species
Sudan
3 Genera  3 Species
Suriname
3 Genera  3 Species
Sweden
17 Genera  36 Species
Switzerland
14 Genera  52 Species
Syria
4 Genera  8 Species
Taiwan
35 Genera  80 Species
Tajikistan
2 Genera  4 Species
Tanzania
19 Genera  32 Species
Thailand
10 Genera  14 Species
Togo
6 Genera  11 Species
Tonga
1 Genus  1 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
1 Genus  1 Species
Tunisia
2 Genera  4 Species
Turkey
19 Genera  133 Species
Turkmenistan
3 Genera  4 Species
Uganda
23 Genera  64 Species
Ukraine
13 Genera  68 Species
United Kingdom
15 Genera  59 Species
Uruguay
1 Genus  1 Species
USA
44 Genera  268 Species
Uzbekistan
6 Genera  8 Species
Vanuatu
1 Genus  1 Species
Venezuela
7 Genera  8 Species
Vietnam
32 Genera  17 Species
Yemen
6 Genera  9 Species
Zambia
20 Genera  32 Species
Zimbabwe
26 Genera  46 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Ecozone
Coasts


Sesiidae (Boisduval 1828)
Sesiidae (Boisduval 1828)


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