Melittia gloriosa
Melittia gloriosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Genus: | Melittia |
Species: | M. gloriosa |
Binomial name | |
Melittia gloriosa (Edwards, 1881)[1] | |
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Melittia gloriosa, the glorious squash vine borer or manroot borer, is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from North America, including Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.[2]
The larvae feed on Cucurbita species. They develop on the tubers of the host plant
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