Carmenta mariona

Carmenta mariona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Carmenta
Species: C. mariona
Binomial name
Carmenta mariona
(Beutenmüller, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Sesia mariona Beutenmüller, 1900

Carmenta mariona is a moth of the Sesiidae family.[1] It was described by William Beutenmüller in 1900. It is found in the United States from Montana, south to Arizona and east to Kansas.

Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on the roots of Amsinckia species and Lithospermum incisum.

References

  1. "Carmenta". Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.

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