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Carmenta phoradendri

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Carmenta phoradendri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Sesiidae.[1] It was described by George Paul 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

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  1. ^ Markku Savela. "Carmenta". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  2. ^ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
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