Tipulamima ivondro
Tipulamima ivondro is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from Madagascar.
| Tipulamima ivondro | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Tipulamima |
| Species: | T. ivondro |
| Binomial name | |
| Tipulamima ivondro | |
This species has a wingspan of 31 mm, with a length of the forewings of 14 mm. The forewings are almost completely hyaline (glass like), with the cell a little yellowish. The edge and a narrow transversal line of the forewings are blackish. The hindewings are hyaline with a little yellowish touch in the cell.
The holotype was collected by A.Seyrig north of Fort-Dauphin, in south-eastern Madagascar.[2]
References
- Afro Moths
- Viette, 1955. Nouveaux Tineoidea (s.l.) de Madagascar. - Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 123(1954):75–114.
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