Macrotarsipus similis

Macrotarsipus similis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from Thailand and Indonesia (Java).[1] The habitat consists of dark tropical jungle.

Macrotarsipus similis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Macrotarsipus
Species:
M. similis
Binomial name
Macrotarsipus similis
Arita & Gorbunov, 1995

The wingspan is 18–18.5 mm. Adults have been recorded in mid-August and October in Thailand and in mid-March on Java.

References
  1. A review of the genus Macrotarsipus Hampson, 1893 (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae) of the Oriental region
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