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Heterosphecia tawonoides Kallies, 2003

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Last record: 1887

Rediscovered in 2013 (Volponi & Volponi, 2017)

 

Distribution

Sumatra, Indonesia & Malaysia

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Kallies, A. (2003). Three new species of Heterosphecia Le Cerf, 1916, from the Oriental Region (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae, Sesiinae). Entomologische Zeitschrift 113(2): 34-37.

 

Other references:

Molyneaux, Andrea. (2023). The re-discovery in Sumatra of a rarely seen moth, Heterosphecia tawonoides, and its identification using citizen science platform iNaturalist. Indonesian Journal of Applied Environmental Studies 4(1): 39-45. https://doi.org/10.33751/injast.v4i1.7280

Volponi, Marta A. Skowron and Volponi, Paolo. (2017). A 130-Year-Old Specimen Brought Back to Life: A Lost Species of Bee-Mimicking Clearwing Moth, Heterosphecia tawonoides (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Osminiini), Rediscovered in Peninsular Malaysia’s Primary Rainforest. Tropical Conservation Science 10: 1-7.

https://www.globalwildlife.org/press-room/bee-mimicking-clearwing-moth-buzzes-back-to-life-after-130-years/?utm_content=buffer30300&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

 

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