Tribe Sesiini

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Works Cited

American Hornet Moth - Sesia tibiale - male

Yellow Jacket Mimic Moth - Sesia tibiale - male

Sessiidae: Sesia tibiale - Sesia tibiale

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Cossoidea (Carpenter and Clearwing Moths)

Family Sesiidae (Clearwing Moths)

Subfamily Sesiinae

Tribe Sesiini

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Sesiini Boisduval, 1828

Explanation of Names

From the type genus Sesia, Greek meaning "moth." (1), (2)

Works Cited

1.	Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.

2.	An accentuated list of the British Lepidoptera, with hints on the derivation of the names. Anonymous. 1858. The Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge.

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 4 March, 2006 - 2:12pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 12 July, 2014 - 5:35pm

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