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Macrotarsipus albipunctus

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Macrotarsipus albipunctus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Macrotarsipus
Species:
M. albipunctus
Binomial name
Macrotarsipus albipunctus
Hampson, [1893][1]

Macrotarsipus albipunctus is a moth of the family Sesiidae.[2] It was described by George Hampson in 1893 and is known from Myanmar and central Vietnam.[3] There are also records from Kenya and Malawi.

The wingspan is 22–24 mm.

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Macrotarsipus Hampson, 1893". Afromoths. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Macrotarsipus albipunctus​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  3. ^ A review of the genus Macrotarsipus Hampson, 1893 (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae) of the Oriental region