Pseudosesia oberthuri

Pseudosesia oberthuri, the golden clearwing, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in the northern part of Australia.

Pseudosesia oberthuri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Pseudosesia
Species:	P. oberthuri
Binomial name
Pseudosesia oberthuri (Le Cerf, 1916)
Synonyms
Albuna oberthuri (Le Cerf, 1916) Phlogothauma oberthuri Le Cerf, 1916 Paranthrene oberthuri (Le Cerf, 1916) Sciapteron terribile Turner, 1917

The wingspan is ca. 20 mm.

The larvae feed on Ampelocissus acetosa, among other plants.

External links

• Australian Faunal Directory
• Classification of the Superfamily Sesioidea (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia)
• New records and a revised checklist of the Australian clearwing moths (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)