Melittia snowii

Melittia snowii is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from the United States, including Arizona.[2]

Melittia snowii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Melittia
Species:
M. snowii
Binomial name
Melittia snowii
Edwards, 1882[1]

The wingspan is about 23 mm.

The larvae feed on Cucurbita foetidissima.

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