SESIIDAE of Australia
(one synonym : AEGERIIDAE)
Clearwings
 SESIOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

(updated 24 January 2008)

The Caterpillars of this family are generally stem borers. The adults have wings with no scales, so that the wings are mainly clear, except for the veins and pigmented patches.

The 19 named species of SESIIDAE found in Australia are:

Carmenta mimosa

Chamaesphecia mysiniformis

Ichneumenoptera chrysophanes : Clearwing Persimmon Borer

  • Ichneumenoptera commoni
  • Ichneumenoptera xanthogyna

  • Melittia doddi
  • Melittia chalybescens

  • Nokona carulifera
  • Nokona coracopdes

  • Oligophlebia eusphyra
  • Oligophlebia igniflua

  • Pseudosesia isozona

  • Pseudosesia oberthuri : Golden Clearwing
  • Pseudosesia zoniota

    Pyropteron doryliformis : Dock Moth

  • Synanthedon cupreifascia
    Synanthedon tipuliformis : Currant Borer

  • Tinthia xanthospila

  • Trilochana smaragdina

    Further reading :

    A. Kallies, New records and a revised checklist of the Australian clearwing moths (LEPIDOPTERA: SESIIDAE), Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, Vol. 40, part 4 (October 2001), pp. 342-348.

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