Carmenta verecunda

Carmenta verecunda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Carmenta
Species:	C. verecunda
Binomial name
	Carmenta verecunda; (Edwards, 1881)
Synonyms
	Aegeria verecunda Edwards, 1881; Carmenta nigra Beutenmüller, 1894; Sesia florissantella Cockerell, 1908; Euhagena hirsuta Engelhardt, 1946;

Carmenta verecunda is a moth of the Sesiidae family.^[1] It was described by Edwards in 1881, and is known from the U.S.A, including Colorado,^[2] Utah, California and Arizona.

The larvae feed on Lithospermum ruderale.

References

^ "''Carmenta'' at funet.fi". Nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
^ Contributed by Tim Loh on 28 March 2009 - 1:05pm (2009-03-28). "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-12-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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