![]() | (one synonym is Melittia proserpina Hampson, 1919) SESIINAE, SESIIDAE, SESIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Alison Pearson,
Whitsunday, Queensland)
The adult moths of this species have transparent wings with black margins and veins, with a metallic sheen. The head is black. The thorax is black on top, densely covered with hairs that have a metallic sheen, and white underneath.
The abdomen is black with narrow white bands on top, and white underneath. There are a large tufts of black hairs on the hindlegs. The wingspan is about 3 cms.
The species occurs in Australia in
Further reading :
William Henry Miskin,
New species of Australian Macro-Lepidoptera (Heterocera),
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland,
Volume 8 (1892), p. 59.
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(written 8 February 2023)