Sphecosesia rhodites Kallies & Arita, 2004

Kallies, Axel, Arita, Yutaka, Owada, Mamoru & Wang, Min, 2014, Laetosphecia, a new genus of clearwing moths from south-eastern China, with a brief review of the Sesiini from China (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae), Zootaxa 3895 (4), pp. 581-589 : 587

Sphecosesia rhodites Kallies & Arita, 2004

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This species was described from northern Vietnam ( Kallies & Arita 2004). Here we report it from China for the first time. A single male was attracted to a strong mercury vapour light in the Nanling Mountains. It does not differ significantly from the Vietnamese specimens. This specimen represents the first record of the genus Sphecosesia from China. Other species recorded as Sphecosesia ( Yang & Wang 1989, Xu et al. 1999, Yang et al. 2003) belong to the genus Teinotarsina (compare Kallies & Arita 2004, Pühringer & Kallies 2014).

Material examined. 1♂, Prov. Guangdong, Shaoguang, Nanling, 1100 m, 2.–6.VII.2012 (Gen. Prep. AK 732, Fig. 12 , CAK).

Figures

FIGURES 12 – 13. Sesiini recorded from China for the first time. 12. Specosesia rhodites, 27.5 mm wingspan (CAK). 13. Lenyra ashtaroth, 60 mm wingspan (CAK).