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Carmenta phoradendri

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Carmenta phoradendri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sesiidae
Genus:
Carmenta
Species:
C. phoradendri
Binomial name
Carmenta phoradendri

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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