Biology:Melittia gloriosa

Short description: Species of moth

Melittia gloriosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Melittia
Species:	M. gloriosa
Binomial name
Melittia gloriosa (Edwards, 1881)
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

Melittia gloriosa, the glorious squash vine borer or manroot borer, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from North America, including Arizona, California , New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas .

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

External links

• mothphotographersgroup

Wikidata ☰ Q2432744 entry