Carmenta phoradendri
Carmenta phoradendri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Genus: | Carmenta |
Species: | C. phoradendri |
Binomial name | |
Carmenta phoradendri Engelhardt, 1946 | |
Carmenta phoradendri, the mistletoe borer, is a moth of the Sesiidae family.[1] It was described by Engelhardt in 1946. It is known from south-eastern Arizona and southern Texas in the United States and from Mexico.[2]
Adults are on wing in August and September.
Larvae feed on Phoradendron tomentosum growing on mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa).
References
- ↑ "''Carmenta'' at funet.fi". Nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ↑ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
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