Melittia chalybescens

Melittia chalybescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Melittia
Species: M. chalybescens
Binomial name
Melittia chalybescens
Miskin, 1892
Synonyms
  • Melittia proserpina Hampson, 1919

Melittia chalybescens is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known only from Queensland, where it was collected near Kuranda and Mackay.

The length of the forewings is 14–15 mm for males and about 16 mm for females.

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