Melittia doddi

Melittia doddi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Melittia
Species:	M. doddi
Binomial name
Melittia doddi Le Cerf, 1916
Synonyms
Melittia amboinensis var. doddi LeCerf, 1917 Melittia thaumasia Turner, 1917

Melittia doddi is a moth of the family Sesiidae. 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 C. Felder, 1861 .

External links[]

• Image at CSIRO Entomology
• Classification of the Superfamily Sesioidea (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia), listed as Melittia amboinensis
• New records and a revised checklist of the Australian clearwing moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)
• Checklist of the Sesiidae of the world (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia)

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