Carmenta verecunda

Carmenta verecunda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Carmenta
Species: C. verecunda
Binomial name
Carmenta verecunda
(Edwards, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Aegeria verecunda Edwards, 1881
  • Carmenta nigra Beutenmüller, 1894
  • Sesia florissantella Cockerell, 1908
  • Euhagena hirsuta Engelhardt, 1946

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

The larvae feed on Lithospermum ruderale.

References

  1. ↑ "''Carmenta'' at funet.fi". Nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  2. ↑ Contributed by Tim Loh on 28 March 2009 - 1:05pm (2009-03-28). "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-12-16.

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