Carmenta laurelae

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Carmenta laurelae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sesiidae
Genus:
Carmenta
Species:
C. laurelae
Binomial name
Carmenta laurelae
Brown, Eichlin & Snow, 1985

Carmenta laurelae is a moth of the family Sesiidae. [1] 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.

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.

Florida U.S. state in the United States

Florida is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States. The state is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida. Florida is the 22nd-most extensive, the 3rd-most populous, and the 8th-most densely populated of the U.S. states. Jacksonville is the most populous municipality in the state and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. The Miami metropolitan area is Florida's most populous urban area. Tallahassee is the state's capital.

The length of the forewings is 9–10 mm. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Carmenta laurelae Brown, Eichlin & Snow, 1985". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ "A New Species of Clearwing Moth, Carmenta laurelae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-12-16.


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