Carmenta querci

Carmenta querci is a moth of the family Sesiidae.[1] It was described by Henry Edwards in 1882, and is known from the United States, including Colorado and Arizona.

Carmenta querci
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Carmenta
Species:
C. querci
Binomial name
Carmenta querci
(H. Edwards, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Aegeria querci Edwards, 1882
  • Podosesia comes Heinrich, 1921

Larvae have been reared from galls on Quercus arizonica and Quercus oblongifolia.

References

  1. Markku Savela. "Carmenta". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.


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