Stenosphecia Explained

Stenosphecia is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Sesiidae. Its sole species is Stenosphecia columbica. Both the genus and species were described in 1917 by Ferdinand Le Cerf. It is found in the Neotropical realm.[1]

Original publication

Book: Le Cerf . Ferdinand . Ferdinand Le Cerf . Oberthür . Charles . Charles Oberthür (entomologist) . Etudes de Lépidoptérologie Comparée . 14 . 1917 . 285–287 . Contributions à l'étude des Aegeriidae. Description et Iconographie d'Espèces et de Formes nouvelles ou peu connues . https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10632423.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Checklist of the Sesiidae of the world (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia). sesiidae.net. 8 September 2022.