Carmenta pyralidiformis

Carmenta pyralidiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Carmenta
Species: C. pyralidiformis
Binomial name
Carmenta pyralidiformis
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Aegeria pyralidiformis Walker 1856
  • Sesia nigella Hulst 1881
  • Carmenta pyralidiformis var. aurantis Engelhardt 1946

The Boneset Borer (Carmenta pyralidiformis) is a moth of the Sesiidae family.[1] It was described by Walker in 1856. It is known from North America, including Arkansas, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio and Virginia.

The wingspan is about 21 mm.

The larvae feed on the roots of boneset, a wetland plant found along streams and ditch banks.[2]

References

  1. "''Carmenta'' at funet.fi". Nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  2. "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-12-16.

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