Biology:Carmenta mimuli
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Short description: Species of moth
| Carmenta mimuli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Carmenta |
| Species: | C. mimuli
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| Binomial name | |
| Carmenta mimuli (Edwards, 1881)[1]
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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]
Adults are on wing from late April to November in south-eastern Arizona.
The larvae feed on perennial Solanaceae plants.
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carmenta mimuli. |
Wikidata ☰ Q3074554 entry
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