Carmenta anthracipennis

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.

Carmenta anthracipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Carmenta
Species:
C. anthracipennis
Binomial name
Carmenta anthracipennis
(Boisduval, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Sesia anthracipennis Boisduval, 1875
  • Carmenta sanborni Edwards, 1881
  • Aegeria morula (Edwards, 1881)

The larvae bore through the stems of Liatris species.

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


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