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Checklist for Superfamily Sesioidea Common, 1974 (Clearwings)
and region South Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
308
2568
4695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
307
2567
4694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
293
2521
4617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
2235
4301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
686
1107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
54
686
1107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
685
1102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
200
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
4
32
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings
1
8
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Zimbabwe
1 Family width 10 Species
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Zimbabwe
8 Genera with 10 Species
Erismatica Meyrick, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Homogyna Le Cerf, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Melittia Hübner, 1878Wasp Moth2SpeciesTaxom
Paranthrene Hübner, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Parasa Moore, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Synanthedon Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Thyranthrene Hampson, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Vespanthedon Le Cerf, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Zimbabwe
10 Species
Erismatica erythropis Meyrick, 1933
Homogyna spadicicorpus Prout, 1919
Melittia ignidiscata (Oberthür, 1878)⇒ Melittia snowii Edwards, 1882
Melittia oedipus Oberthür, 1878African Vine Borer
Paranthrene dukei Bartsch, 2008
Paranthrene xanthosoma Hampson, 1910
Parasa vivida Walker, 1865Stinging caterpillar
Synanthedon flavipalpis Hampson, 1910
Thyranthrene obliquizona Hampson, 1910
Vespanthedon cerceris Le Cerf, 1917

Subnodes of Sesioidea with occurrences in South Zimbabwe
FamilySesiidae
Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths, Clearwings, Sesiid Moths, Sessid moths, Wasp-mimic moths
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Sesioidea at itis.gov