Heterosphecia Explained

Heterosphecia is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae which is found from Borneo, Sumatra and South India. There are eight known species with few records, so consequently their conservation status is unknown.^[1]

Species

• Heterosphecia bantanakai (Arita & Gorbunov, 2000)
• Heterosphecia hyaloptera (Hampson, 1919)
• Heterosphecia indica Kallies, 2003^[2]
• Heterosphecia melissoides (Hampson, [1893])
• Heterosphecia robinsoni Kallies, 2003
• Heterosphecia soljanikovi (Gorbunov, 1988)
• Heterosphecia tawonoides Kallies, 2003

Notes and References

1. Volponi. Marta A Skowron. Volponi. Paolo. A 130-Year-Old Specimen Brought Back to Life: A Lost Species of Bee-Mimicking Clearwing Moth, Heterosphecia tawonoides (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Osminiini), Rediscovered in Peninsular Malaysia's Primary Rainforest. Tropical Conservation Science. 2017. 10. 194008291773977. 1940-0829. 10.1177/1940082917739774. free.
2. Kallies . A. . 2003 . Three new species of Heterosphecia Le Cerf, 1916, from the Oriental Region (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Sesiinae) . Entomologische Zeitschrift . 113 . 2 . 34–37.