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Checklist for Superfamily Sesioidea Common, 1974 (Clearwings)
and region West Mexico (Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
408
4022
7977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
406
4020
7976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
392
3956
7800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
3229
6440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
52
1104
1873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
52
1104
1873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
51
1103
1872
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
171
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
7
23
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sesioidea
Common, 1974
Clearwings
1
5
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Mexico
1 Family width 11 Species
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Mexico
5 Genera with 11 Species
Carmenta Edwards, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Caudicornia Bryk, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Melittia Hübner, 1916Wasp Moth3SpeciesTaxom
Parasa Moore, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Vespanthedon Le Cerf, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Mexico
11 Species
Carmenta bassiformis Walker, 1856Eupatorium Borer Moth
Carmenta ithacae Beutenmüller, 1897
Caudicornia xanthopimpla Bryk, 1947
Melittia calabaza Duckworth & ..., 1973Southwestern squash vine borer
Melittia cucurbitae Harris, 1828Squash vine borer
Melittia tabanus Le Cerf, 1916
Parasa chloris Herrich-Schä..., 1854Rose leaf caterpillar
Parasa cuernavaca Dyar, 1907
Parasa minima Schaus, 1892
Parasa notonecta Hering, 1931
Vespanthedon cerceris Le Cerf, 1917

Subnodes of Sesioidea with occurrences in West Mexico
FamilySesiidae
Boisduval, 1828
Clear Wings, Clear-winged moths, Clearwing Moths, Clearwings, Sesiid Moths, Sessid moths, Wasp-mimic moths
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Sesioidea at itis.gov