Cissuvorini

Duckworth & Eichlin, 1977

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Cissuvorini is a tribe of clearwing moths within the Sesiidae, established by Duckworth & Eichlin in 1977. Members of this tribe are distributed across Asia and are characterized by their -mimicking appearance, a trait common to the family. The tribe includes the Toleria, among others. A 2020 annotated catalogue documented Asian members with distribution records and available plant data.

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How to pronounce Cissuvorini: //ˌsɪsuˈvɔrɪnaɪ//

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Distribution

Asia. Documented occurrences include Vietnam (Ba Bể National Park, Bắc Kan Province for Toleria vietnamica), with broader distribution across the continent per the annotated catalogue of Asian members.

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Type locality for Toleria vietnamica

The type series of Toleria vietnamica, a member of Cissuvorini, is deposited in the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tsukuba.

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