| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:family 
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                                | gptkbp:adultActivity | diurnal 
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                                | gptkbp:adultDiet | nectar 
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                                | gptkbp:commonName | clearwing moths 
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                                | gptkbp:conservationStatus | varies by species 
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                                | gptkbp:describedBy | gptkb:Boisduval 
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                                | gptkbp:describedYear | 1828 
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                                | gptkbp:distribution | worldwide 
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                                | gptkbp:economicImportance | some species are pests of fruit trees 
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                                | gptkbp:larvalHabitat | inside stems, roots, or trunks of host plants 
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                                | gptkbp:larvalHostPlant | woody plants 
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                                | gptkbp:mimicryType | gptkb:Batesian_mimicry 
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                                | gptkbp:museumSpecimens | gptkb:Natural_History_Museum,_London 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFeature | mimicry of wasps and bees 
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                                | gptkbp:notableGenus | gptkb:Carmenta gptkb:Synanthedon_exitiosa
 gptkb:Bembecia
 gptkb:Chamaesphecia
 gptkb:Melittia
 gptkb:Paranthrene
 gptkb:Synanthedon
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableSpecies | gptkb:Synanthedon_exitiosa gptkb:Bembecia_ichneumoniformis
 gptkb:Melittia_cucurbitae
 gptkb:Paranthrene_tabaniformis
 gptkb:Synanthedon_myopaeformis
 gptkb:Synanthedon_scitula
 gptkb:Synanthedon_tipuliformis
 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfSpecies | over 1,300 
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                                | gptkbp:order | gptkb:Lepidoptera 
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                                | gptkbp:phylogeneticPosition | closely related to Castniidae 
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                                | gptkbp:studiedBy | study of mimicry and pest control 
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                                | gptkbp:subfamily | gptkb:Glossata gptkb:Osminiinae
 gptkb:Paranthreninae
 gptkb:Sesiinae
 gptkb:Synanthedoninae
 gptkb:Tinthiinae
 
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                                | gptkbp:superfamily | gptkb:Sesioidea 
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                                | gptkbp:typeSpecies | gptkb:Sesia 
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                                | gptkbp:wingCharacteristic | partially or mostly transparent wings 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Sesia gptkb:Lilac_borer
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Sesiidae 
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