Melittia doddi
Species of moth
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Melittia doddi is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known only from Queensland, where it was collected near Kuranda.
| Melittia doddi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Melittia |
| Species: | M. doddi |
| Binomial name | |
| Melittia doddi Le Cerf, 1916 | |
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The length of the forewings is 12–14 mm for males and 13–14 mm for females.
Taxonomy
Melittia doddi was formerly considered a synonym or variety of Melittia amboinensis C. Felder, 1861 .
External links
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- Image at CSIRO Entomology
- Classification of the Superfamily Sesioidea (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia), listed as Melittia amboinensis
- New records and a revised checklist of the Australian clearwing moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)
- Checklist of the Sesiidae of the world (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia)