Melittia gloriosa

Melittia gloriosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Melittia
Species:	M. gloriosa
Binomial name
	Melittia gloriosa; (Edwards, 1881)
Synonyms
	Melittia superba (Barnes & Lindsey, 1922) (nec Melittia superba Rothschild, 1909); Melittia barnesi (Dalla Torre, 1925) replacement name for Melittia superba Barnes & Lindsey, 1922; Melittia lindseyi (Barnes & Benjamin, 1925) replacement name for Melittia superba Barnes & Lindsey, 1922;

Melittia gloriosa, the glorious squash vine borer or manroot borer, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from North America, including Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.^[2]

The larvae feed on Cucurbita species. They develop on the tubers of the host plant

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