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''Vespanthedon'' is a genus of
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 ...
s in 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 contains the species ''Vespanthedon cerceris'', which is known from
Mozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr ...
, and '' Vespanthedon chalciphora''.Bartsch, D. (2013)
Revisionary checklist of the Southern African Sesiini (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) with description of new species.
''Zootaxa'' 3741(1), 1-54.


References

Sesiidae Lepidoptera of Mozambique Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa {{Sesiidae-stub