Carmenta verecunda

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Carmenta verecunda
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Carmenta
Species:
C. verecunda
Binomial name
Carmenta verecunda
(H. Edwards, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Aegeria verecundaH. Edwards, 1881
  • Carmenta nigraBeutenmüller, 1894
  • Sesia florissantellaCockerell, 1908
  • Euhagena hirsutaEngelhardt, 1946

Carmenta verecunda is a moth of the family Sesiidae. [1] It was described by Henry Edwards in 1881, and is known from the United States, including Colorado, [2] Utah, California and Arizona.

The larvae feed on Lithospermum ruderale .

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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 prosopis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1882, and is known from northern Mexico, and south-western 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 querci is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1882, and is known from the United States, including Colorado and Arizona.

Carmenta subaerea is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1883 and is known from the US state of Arizona.

Carmenta tecta, the mistletoe stem borer, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1882. It is known from the United States, including Arizona.

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.

Carmenta theobromae, 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.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Carmenta verecunda (Edwards, 1881)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  2. Randy Hardy (June 21, 2013). "Species Carmenta verecunda - Hodges#2615". BugGuide. Retrieved January 12, 2018.