Pseudosesia oberthuri

Pseudosesia oberthuri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Pseudosesia
Species: P. oberthuri
Binomial name
Pseudosesia oberthuri
(Le Cerf, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Albuna oberthuri (Le Cerf, 1916)
  • Phlogothauma oberthuri Le Cerf, 1916
  • Paranthrene oberthuri (Le Cerf, 1916)
  • Sciapteron terribile Turner, 1917

The Golden Clearwing (Pseudosesia oberthuri) is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in the northern part of Australia.

The wingspan is ca. 20 mm.

The larvae feed on Ampelocissus acetosa, among other plants.


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