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Macrotarsipus similis

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Species of moth

Macrotarsipus similis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Macrotarsipus
Species: M. similis
Binomial name
Macrotarsipus similis
Arita & Gorbunov, 1995

Macrotarsipus similis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. 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

  1. A review of the genus Macrotarsipus Hampson, 1893 (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae) of the Oriental region
Taxon identifiers
Macrotarsipus similis


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