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Clearwing Moth

Melittia chalciformis

Photo by AnandAmembal
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Taxonomy :
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Sesioidea
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Melittia
Species: Melittia chalciformis

Habitat:

Dense bushes, forests

Notes:

Found resting on a plant, with wings folded. A rare thing to see this moth resting.

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PublishedOctober 11, 2013

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