Carmenta anthracipennis

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Carmenta anthracipennis
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C. anthracipennis
Binomial name
Carmenta anthracipennis
(Boisduval, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Sesia anthracipennisBoisduval, 1875
  • Carmenta sanborniEdwards, 1881
  • Aegeria morula(Edwards, 1881)

Carmenta anthracipennis, the liatris borer moth, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. [1] It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875, and is known from the United States, including Florida, Texas, Massachusetts and Illinois.

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths are a polyphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Sesiidae family of insects

The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a diurnal moth family in the order Lepidoptera known for their Batesian mimicry in both appearance and behaviour of various Hymenoptera.

Jean Baptiste Boisduval French lepidopterist

Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician.

The larvae bore through the stems of Liatris species.

<i>Liatris</i> genus of plants

Liatris is a genus of flowering plants in the boneset tribe within the sunflower family native to North America. Its most common name is blazing star. Some species are used as ornamental plants, sometimes in flower bouquets.

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Carmenta is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae.

<i>Liatris spicata</i> species of plant

Liatris spicata, the dense blazing star or prairie gay feather, is an herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the sunflower and daisy family Asteraceae. It is native to eastern North America where it grows in moist prairies and sedge meadows.

Carmenta albociliata is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by Engelhardt in 1925. It is known from North America, including Texas and Arizona.

Carmenta armasata is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1892. It is known from Texas.

Carmenta auritincta, the Arizona clearwing moth, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by Engelhardt in 1925. It is known from south-eastern Arizona and northern Mexico.

<i>Carmenta bassiformis</i> species of insect

Carmenta bassiformis, the eupatorium borer moth, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856, and is found in the United States from Massachusetts to Florida, west to Wisconsin, Kansas and Texas.

Carmenta corni, the aster borer moth, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1881. It is known from North America, including Wisconsin.

Carmenta giliae is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1881, and is found from western Alberta to north-western British Columbia, south to Arizona and New Mexico. The habitat consists of mid-to-high elevation montane meadows.

Carmenta odda is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by W. Donald Duckworth and Thomas Drake Eichlin in 1977. It is found in the United States from South Carolina to Florida.

Carmenta ogalala is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by Engelhardt in 1946. It is known from Colorado.

Carmenta pallene is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1889. It was described from Tabasco in Mexico, but it is also known from Arizona in the United States.

Carmenta pyralidiformis, the boneset borer, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is known from the United States, including Arkansas, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio and Virginia.

Carmenta texana, the Texana clearwing moth, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1881 and is known from the US states of Texas and Florida.

<i>Carmenta verecunda</i> species of insect

Carmenta verecunda is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1881, and is known from the United States, including Colorado, Utah, California and Arizona.

Carmenta wellerae is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by W. Donald Duckworth and Thomas Drake Eichlin in 1976. It is known from southern Arizona in the US and northern Mexico. The habitat consists of mountains and foothills.

The cocoa fruit borer is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1910, and is known from Colombia and Venezuela.

Carmenta laurelae is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by Larry N. Brown, Thomas D. Eichlin and J. Wendell Snow in 1985, and is known from the US state of Florida.

References

  1. Markku Savela. "Carmenta". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.