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 | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Genus: | Melittia |
Species: | M. doddi
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Binomial name | |
Melittia doddi Le Cerf, 1916
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Synonyms | |
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The length of the forewings is 12–14 mm for males and 13–14 mm for females.
Taxonomy
editMelittia doddi was formerly considered a synonym or variety of Melittia amboinensis C. Felder, 1861 .
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Melittia doddi.
- 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)