Aegeriidae

Ae·​ge·​ri·​i·​dae

ˌē-jə-ˈrī-ə-ˌdē

taxonomic synonym of sesiidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Aegeria, type genus (from Aegeria, Egeria, a nymph, from Latin, from Greek Ēgeria) + -idae

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