Biology:Carmenta phoradendri

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Short description: Species of moth

Carmenta phoradendri
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Carmenta
Species:
C. phoradendri
Binomial name
Carmenta phoradendri
Engelhardt, 1946

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]

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. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/sesioidea/sesiidae/sesiinae/carmenta/index.html. Retrieved 2011-12-16. 
  2. "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. 2009-05-25. http://bugguide.net/node/view/279575. Retrieved 2011-12-16. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5043635 entry