Carmenta tecta, the mistletoe stem borer, is a moth of the family Sesiidae.[1] It was described by Henry Edwards in 1882. It is known from the United States, including Arizona.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Genus: | Carmenta |
Species: | C. tecta
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Binomial name | |
Carmenta tecta (H. Edwards, 1882)
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Larvae are known from live oak groves with colonies of Phoradendron orbiculatum, on which the larvae feed.
References
edit- ^ Markku Savela. "Carmenta". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
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