Carmenta haematica

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Carmenta haematica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Carmenta
Species:
C. haematica
Binomial name
Carmenta haematica
(Ureta, 1956)
Synonyms
  • Synanthedon haematicaUreta, 1956

Carmenta haematica, the Argentine root borer, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. [1] It was described by Ureta in 1956, and is known from Argentina and Chile.

Adults are day flying and have orange (female) or clear (male) wings with a wingspan of 20–24 mm. Adults emerge in late summer, and larvae develop during the fall, winter and spring. [2]

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References

  1. Markku Savela. "Carmenta". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  2. "Bionomics of Carmenta haematica (Ureta) (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) Which Attacks Snakeweeds (Gutierrezia spp) in Argentina" (PDF). Biological Control. 5: 11–24. doi:10.1006/bcon.1995.1002.