Carmenta phoradendri

Carmenta phoradendri, the mistletoe borer, is a moth of the family Sesiidae.[1] It was described by George Paul Engelhardt in 1946. It is known from south-eastern Arizona and southern Texas in the United States and from Mexico.[2]

Carmenta phoradendri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Carmenta
Species:
C. phoradendri
Binomial name
Carmenta phoradendri

Adults are on wing in August and September.

Larvae feed on Phoradendron tomentosum growing on mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa).

References

  1. Markku Savela. "Carmenta". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  2. "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2011-12-16.


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