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Carmenta bassiformis

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Species of moth

Carmenta bassiformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Carmenta
Species: C. bassiformis
Binomial name
Carmenta bassiformis
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Aegeria bassiformis Walker, 1856
  • Trochilium lustrans Grote, 1880
  • Aegeria aureopurpura Edwards, 1880
  • Aegeria bolli Edwards, 1881
  • Aegeria sexfasciata Edwards, 1881
  • Aegeria consimilis Edwards, 1881
  • Aegeria eupatorii Edwards, 1881
  • Aegeria imitata Edwards, 1881

Carmenta bassiformis, the eupatorium borer moth or ironweed clearwing moth, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856, and is found in the United States from Massachusetts to Florida, west to Wisconsin, Kansas and Texas.

The wingspan is 18–26 mm. Adults are on wing from late May to September.

The larvae feed on the roots of ironweed and Joe-Pye weed.

References

  1. Markku Savela. "Carmenta". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  2. "Butterflies and Moths of North America". Butterfliesandmoths.org. Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2011-12-16.

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Taxon identifiers
Carmenta bassiformis


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