Carmenta phoradendri

Carmenta phoradendri
Scientific classification
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 Sesiidae family.[1] It was described by 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. "''Carmenta'' at funet.fi". Nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  2. "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2011-12-16.

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