Carmenta (moth)

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Carmenta
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Carmenta verecunda
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Tribe: Synanthedonini
Genus: Carmenta
Edwards, 1881 [1]
Species

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Carmenta is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.

Species

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References

  1. Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World Archived March 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Sterling, M.J.; Cadet, D.T.; Beasley, J.; Lees, D.C. (2024). "A success for community science: Carmenta brachyclados sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae, Synanthedonini), a clearwing moth from Guyana discovered with its hostplant indoors in Wales (United Kingdom)". Nota Lepidopterologica. 47: 201–218. doi: 10.3897/nl.47.130138 .