Moving like a model: mimicry of hymenopteran flight trajectories by clearwing moths of Southeast Asian rainforests

MA Skowron Volponi, DJ McLean… - Biology …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Clearwing moths are known for their physical resemblance to hymenopterans, but the extent
of their behavioural mimicry is unknown. We describe zigzag flights of sesiid bee mimics that …

Sexual communication in diurnal moths: behaviors and mechanisms

L Chen, XY Wang, W Lu, XL Zheng - International Journal of Tropical …, 2021 - Springer
Butterflies and moths have substantially different daily activities; butterflies are diurnal, while
moths are largely nocturnal or crepuscular. Diurnal moths are subject to different …

A vivid orange new genus and species of Braconid-mimicking clearwing moth (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) found puddling on Plecoptera exuviae

M Skowron Volponi - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
A clearwing moth with a distinct orange, black and white colour pattern was found sucking
up fluids from Plecoptera (stonefly) exuviae on rocks, surrounded by water, on a river bank …

[PDF][PDF] A new species of the genus Paranthrenella Strand, 1916 (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) from Malaysia

OG Gorbunov - Far Eastern Entomologist, 2024 - biosoil.ru
Paranthrenella tricincta sp. n. is described and illustrated from the Fraser's Hill Resort in
Pahang State, West Malaysia. The new species differs from all other congeners in the …

Southeast Asian clearwing moths buzz like their model bees

M Skowron Volponi, LP Casacci, P Volponi… - Frontiers in Zoology, 2021 - Springer
Background The endless struggle to survive has driven harmless species to evolve
elaborate strategies of deceiving predators. Batesian mimicry involves imitations of noxious …

[PDF][PDF] A new species of the genus Pyrophleps Arita et O. Gorbunov, 2000 (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) from Laos, with remarks on the genus

OG Gorbunov - Russian Entomological Journal, 2021 - kmkjournals.com
ABSTRACT A redescription of the genus Pyrophleps Arita et O. Gorbunov, 2000 and a
description of the new species Pyrophleps zamesovi sp. n. from Laos is presented. The …

A revision of Albuna dybowskii Le Cerf, 1917, with the establishment of a new genus of Osminiini from Africa (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)

D Bartsch, D Wanke - … Systematics: Stuttgart Contributions to Natural History, 2022 - BioOne
A new genus of Afrotropical Osminiini, Spatenkana Bartsch, gen. n., is described based on
the type species Albuna dybowskii, which was previously combined with the genus …

[PDF][PDF] A new species of wasp-mimicking clearwing moth from Peninsular Malaysia with DNA barcode and behavioural notes (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae).

MA Skowron Volponi, P Volponi - ZooKeys, 2017 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
A new species of clearwing moth, Pyrophleps ellawi Skowron Volponi, sp. n., is described
from Peninsular Malaysia. Information on the habitat, time and conditions of occurrence …

A new species of the genus Tyrictaca Walker, 1862 (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) from West Malaysia with a catalogue of the genus.

OG Gorbunov - Zootaxa, 2022 - europepmc.org
A new species, Tyrictaca pulchra O. Gorbunov sp. nov., is described and illustrated from
West Malaysia. The female and the larval host plant are still unknown. Ceratocorema …

A new species of spectacular spider wasp mimic from Thailand is the first representative of the genus Melanosphecia Le Cerf 1916 (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Osminiini) …

MAS Volponi - Zootaxa, 2019 - europepmc.org
A metallic blue, new species of clearwing moth from Thailand is described and shown on
video. With its spectacular colouration, long hind legs and an incredible illusion of a wasp …