Melittia gloriosa

Melittia gloriosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Melittia
Species:	M. gloriosa
Binomial name
Melittia gloriosa (Edwards, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
Melittia superba (Barnes & Lindsey, 1922) (nec Melittia superba Rothschild, 1909) Melittia barnesi (Dalla Torre, 1925) replacement name for Melittia superba Barnes & Lindsey, 1922 Melittia lindseyi (Barnes & Benjamin, 1925) replacement name for Melittia superba Barnes & Lindsey, 1922

The Glorious Squash Vine Borer or Manroot Borer (Melittia gloriosa) is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from North America, including Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.^[2]

The larvae feed on Cucurbita species. They develop on the tubers of the host plant

References

1. ^ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
2. ^ Bug Guide

External links

• mothphotographersgroup

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