| Melittia doddi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Melittia |
| Species: | M. doddi |
| Binomial name | |
| Melittia doddi Le Cerf, 1916 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Melittia doddi is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known only from Queensland, where it was collected near Kuranda.
The length of the forewings is 12–14 mm for males and 13–14 mm for females.
Taxonomy
Melittia doddi was formerly considered a synonym or variety of Melittia amboinensis C. Felder, 1861 .
External links
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- Image at CSIRO Entomology
- Classification of the Superfamily Sesioidea (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia), listed as Melittia amboinensis
- New records and a revised checklist of the Australian clearwing moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)
- Checklist of the Sesiidae of the world (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia)
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