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Melittia doddi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sesiidae

Scientific name
  
Melittia doddi

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Melittia

Rank
  
Species

Melittia doddi is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known only from Queensland, where it was collected near Kuranda.

The length of the forewings is 12–14 mm for males and 13–14 mm for females.

Taxonomy

Melittia doddi was formerly considered a synonym or variety of Melittia amboinensis C. Felder, 1861 .

References

Melittia doddi Wikipedia