Biology:Carmenta texana

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Short description: Species of moth

Carmenta texana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Carmenta
Species:
C. texana
Binomial name
Carmenta texana
(H. Edwards, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Pyrrhotaenia texana H. Edwards, 1881
  • H. Edwards, 1883 Pyrohotaenia wittfeldii

Carmenta texana, the Texana clearwing moth, is a moth of the family Sesiidae.[1] It was described by Henry Edwards in 1881 and is known from the US states of Texas and Florida.[2]

The wingspan is about 22 mm.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2626246 entry