Sesiidae Boisduval 1828
- 1. Northern Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada, Edmonton ,, Canada
- 2. University of Alberta Strickland Entomology Museum ,, Canada
- 3. Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Canada
- 4. Calgary ,, Canada
Description
34. Sesiidae – clearwing moths
Small to medium sized (15–40 mm wingspan) moths with narrow wings. In most species the wings are at least partly transparent, with the scales primarily restricted to the veins and wing margins. Adults of many species have brightly colored bodies and are convincing mimics of bees or wasps. These moths are diurnal, and at least some species visit flowers, but they are rarely observed. Most recent collecting has been done with traps baited with synthetic pheromones. Larvae are stem and root borers in woody plants and larger herbs. A few species are pests of ornamental and orchard trees and of berry crop plants.
Over 1100 species of sesiids are known worldwide, including 128 species from North America; 26 species are reported from AB. Th e family is fairly well known in North America; Eichlin and Duckworth (1988) revised the entire family, and five more species have been added since then.
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- Journal article: 10.3897/zookeys.38.383 (DOI)
- Journal article: http://zenodo.org/record/576629 (URL)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FF8B8A2E9F2CA426E62BFFD7FFC6AF1B (URL)
Biodiversity
- Family
- Sesiidae
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Boisduval
- Taxon rank
- family
- Taxonomic concept label
- Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 sec. Pohl, Anweiler, Schmidt & Kondla, 2010
References
- Eichlin TD, Duckworth WD (1988) Sesioidea: Sessiidae. Fasc. 5.1. In: Dominick RB, Ferguson DC, Franclemont JG, Hodges RW, Munroe EG (Eds) The moths of America north of Mexico. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Washington, D. C., 176 pp.