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Macrotarsipus similis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sesiidae

Scientific name
  
Macrotarsipus similis

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Macrotarsipus

Rank
  
Species

Macrotarsipus similis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from Thailand and Indonesia (Java). The habitat consists of dark tropical jungle.

The wingspan is 18-18.5 mm. Adults have been recorded in mid-August and October in Thailand and in mid-March on Java.

References

Macrotarsipus similis Wikipedia