Checklist of Family Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 (Clear Wings)
for Namibia (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 434
4744
11078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 432
4729
11035 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 411
4620
10820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 261
3767
9372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 62
1218
2857 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 62
1217
2856 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1214
2851 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 28
450
1039 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
| 4
38
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Sesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings | 1
13
21 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Sesiidae
Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths | 13
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Namibia
13 Genera with 21 Species | Carmenta Edwards, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echidgnathia Hampson, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euhagena Edwards, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Felderiola Naumann, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homogyna Le Cerf, 2016 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melittia Hübner, 1828 | Wasp Moth | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Montezumia Saussure, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Osminia Le Cerf, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paranthrene Hübner, 1880 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parasa Moore, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synanthedon Hübner, 1759 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Vespanthedon Le Cerf, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vitacea Engelhardt, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Namibia
21 Species | Carmenta prosopis Edwards, 1882 | Mesquite Clearwing Moth | | Echidgnathia khomasana de Freina, 2011 | | | Euhagena emphytiformis Walker, 1856 | Gaura Borer | | Felderiola karooensis Bartsch, 2013 | | | Homogyna nama Bartsch, 2016 | | | Homogyna xanthomelaena Bartsch, 2016 | | | Melittia aurociliata Aurivillius, 1879 | | | Melittia cucurbitae Harris, 1828 | Squash vine borer | | Montezumia analis Saussure, 1856 | | | Osminia namibiana Kallies, 2004 | | | Paranthrene asilipennis Boisduval, 1832 | Oak Clearwing | | Paranthrene robiniae Edwards, 1880 | Locust clearwing | | Parasa notonecta Hering, 1931 | | | Synanthedon culiciformis (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Synanthedon stomoxiformis stomoxiformis Hübner, 1790 | | Synanthedon exitiosa Say, 1823 | Peachtree borer | | Synanthedon geliformis Walker, 1856 | Pecan Bark Borer | | Synanthedon mellinipennis Boisduval, 1836 | Ceanothus Borer | | Synanthedon polygoni Edwards, 1881 | Buckwheat Borer | | Synanthedon tipuliformis Clerck, 1759 | Currant and Gooseberry borer | | Vespanthedon cerceris Le Cerf, 1917 | | | Vitacea polistiformis Harris, 1854 | Grape root borer |
Subnodes of Sesiidae with occurrences in Namibia
 | | Sesiidae (Boisduval 1828) |
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