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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Sesioidea » Clearwing Moths (Sesiidae) » Sesiinae » Melittiini » Melittia

Genus Melittia

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Squash Vine Borer - Melittia cucurbitae Is this a Moth? - Melittia cucurbitae Squash Vine Borer?? - Melittia cucurbitae Melittia cucurbitae Arctiidae? - Melittia cucurbitae Mystery Moth - Melittia gloriosa Plant Bug? Orange and black with raggedy wings. - Melittia cucurbitae Squash Vine Borer - Melittia cucurbitae
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Sesioidea
Family Sesiidae (Clearwing Moths)
Subfamily Sesiinae
Tribe Melittiini
Genus Melittia
Explanation of Names
Author of the genus was Huebner, 1819. From Latin, mellitus, sweetened with honey? (Based on Internet searches.)
Numbers
Nearctica.com lists six spp.
Contributed by Cotinis on 22 February, 2005 - 8:44pm

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