Biology:Carmenta anthracipennis

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Short description: Species of moth

Carmenta anthracipennis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Carmenta
Species:
C. anthracipennis
Binomial name
Carmenta anthracipennis
(Boisduval, 1875)
Synonyms
  • (Edwards, 1881) Boisduval, 1875
  • Carmenta sanborni Sesia anthracipennis
  • Edwards, 1881 Aegeria morula

Carmenta anthracipennis, the liatris borer moth, is a moth of the family Sesiidae.[1] It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875, and is known from the United States, including Florida, Texas , Massachusetts and Illinois.

The larvae bore through the stems of Liatris species.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2655617 entry