Carmenta mimuli

Carmenta mimuli, the coronopus borer, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. The dark form is the typical form and is found in Arizona. The whitish form is non-typical and is known from the south-western United States, from Kansas to Arizona.[2]

Damage

Carmenta mimuli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Carmenta
Species:
C. mimuli
Binomial name
Carmenta mimuli
(Edwards, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aegeria mimuli Edwards, 1881
  • Carmenta torrancia Engelhardt, 1946

Adults are on wing from late April to November in south-eastern Arizona.

The larvae feed on perennial Solanaceae plants.

References
  1. Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World Archived March 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Bug Guide
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