Biology:Carmenta verecunda

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Short description: Species of moth

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

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.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2831406 entry