''Pseudosesia oberthuri'', the golden clearwing, is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Sesiidae The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a diurnality, diurnal moth family (biology), family in the order Lepidoptera known for their Batesian mimicry in both appearance and behaviour of various Hymenoptera. The family consists of 165 genus, genera ...

. It is found in the northern part of

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ...

is ca. 20 mm. The larvae feed on ''

Ampelocissus acetosa ''Ampelocissus acetosa'' is a species of vine. Common names include wild grape and djabaru. It is native to New Guinea as well as tropical parts of Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviat ...

'', among other plants.

External links

Australian Faunal DirectoryClassification of the Superfamily Sesioidea (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia)New records and a revised checklist of the Australian clearwing moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)
Sesiidae Moths described in 1918 {{Sesiidae-stub