Melittia ferroptera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cossoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Superfamilia: Cossoidea

Familia: Sesiidae
Subfamilia: Sesiinae
Tribus: Melittiini
Genus: Melittia
Species: Melittia ferroptera

Name

Melittia ferroptera Kallies & Arita, 1998

Type locality: Philippines, Leyte, Lake Danao, 650 m.

Holotype: ZMHU. male ♂. 14-17.IV.1997. leg. Mey & Speidel.

References

Primary references

• Kallies, A. & Arita, Y. 1998. New and little known clearwing moths (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae) from the Philippine Islands. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 49(4): 245-270. Reference page.