Carmenta pyralidiformis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Sesiidae
- Genus
- Carmenta
- Species
- Carmenta pyralidiformis
- Scientific Name
- Carmenta pyralidiformis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Carmenta pyralidiformis
Carmenta pyralidiformis, the boneset borer, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is known from the United States, including Arkansas, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio and Virginia.
The wingspan is about 21 mm.
The larvae feed on the roots of bonesets and thoroughworts (Eupatorium spp.).
...Carmenta pyralidiformis in languages:
- English
- Boneset Borer Moth
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Parent Taxon
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