Melittia oedipus
Description:
Clearwing mothLepidoptera: SessidaeUsed as a biocontrol for ivy gourd (Coccinia grandis) Cucurbitaceae in Hawaii. This one was resting on hawa (Pittosporum glabrum).Thanks to Forest & Kim Starr for the identification of this species.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Pittosporum_glabrum
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- Life (creatures)
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida (green plants)
- Streptophyta
- Embryophytes
- Tracheophyta (ferns)
- Spermatophytes (seed plants)
- Angiosperms (Dicotyledons)
- Eudicots
- Superasterids
- Asterids
- Apiales
- Pittosporaceae (cheesewood family)
- Pittosporum (cheesewood)
- Pittosporum glabrum (Koolau Range Cheesewood)
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