Source: Wikipedia
| Carmenta pyralidiformis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Carmenta |
| Species: | C. pyralidiformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Carmenta pyralidiformis (Walker, 1856)
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Carmenta pyralidiformis, the boneset borer, is a moth of the family Sesiidae.[1] 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.).[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Carmenta pyralidiformis (Walker, 1856)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
- ^ Engelhardt, George P. (1946). "The North American Clear-Wing Moths of The Family Aegeriidae". Retrieved 2018-08-06.
External links[edit]
- Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.