| Melittia chalybescens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Melittia |
| Species: | M. chalybescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Melittia chalybescens Miskin, 1892 | |
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Melittia chalybescens is a moth of the family Sesiidae. 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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- Australian Faunal Directory
- Classification of the Superfamily Sesioidea (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia)
- New records and a revised checklist of the Australian clearwing moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)
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