Melittosesia
Genus of moths
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Melittosesia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae from Madagascar.
| Melittosesia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Tribe: | Sesiini |
| Genus: | Melittosesia Bartsch, 2009[1] |
| Species: | M. flavitarsa |
| Binomial name | |
| Melittosesia flavitarsa Daniel Bartsch, 2009 | |
This is a monotypic genus that only contains the species Melittosesia flavitarsa Bartsch, 2009 that was found in eastern Madagascar near Moramanga and Andasibe in mountainous primary forests. This species has a wingspan of 24–29 mm and a body length of 13–16 mm.[2]