''Tipulamima ivondro'' 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 known from

Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...

. This species has a wingspan of 31 mm, with a length of the forewings of 14 mm. The forewings are almost completely

hyaline A hyaline substance is one with a glassy appearance. The word is derived from , and . Histopathology Hyaline cartilage is named after its glassy appearance on fresh gross pathology. On light microscopy of H&E stained slides, the extracellula ...

(glass like), with the cell a little yellowish. The edge and a narrow transversal line of the forewings are blackish. The hindewings are hyaline with a little yellowish touch in the cell. The holotype was collected by A.Seyrig north of Fort-Dauphin, in south-eastern Madagascar.Viette, 1955. Nouveaux Tineoidea (s.l.) de Madagascar. - Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 123(1954):75–114.

References

Sesiidae Moths described in 1955 Moths of Madagascar Moths of Africa {{Sesiidae-stub