Madasphecia puera

Madasphecia puera is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from eastern Madagascar. This species is attracted to ultraviolet light.[2]

Madasphecia puera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Madasphecia
Species:
M. puera
Binomial name
Madasphecia puera
(Viette, 1957)[1]
Synonyms
  • Callisphecia puera Viette, 1957

References

  1. Afro Moths
  2. Bartsch D., 2009. Melittosesia, a new genus of clearwing moths with a review of the Sesiini Boisduval, 1828 in Madagascar (Lep.:Sesiidae). - Entomologische Zeitschrift 119 (1): 9-12, 3 pl.


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