Biology:Carmenta giliae

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Short description: Species of moth

Carmenta giliae
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Carmenta
Species:
C. giliae
Binomial name
Carmenta giliae
(H. Edwards, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Beutenmüller, 1894 H. Edwards, 1881
  • Engelhardt, 1946 Albuna vitrina
  • Aegeria giliae Neumoegen, 1891
  • Aegeria deceptiva Carmenta giliae f. woodgatei

Carmenta giliae is a moth of the family Sesiidae.[1] It was described by Henry Edwards in 1881, and is found from western Alberta to north-western British Columbia, south to Arizona and New Mexico. The habitat consists of mid-to-high elevation montane meadows.

The wingspan is about 25 mm.

The larvae bore in the roots of wild Geranium species.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2176057 entry