Boneset Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 217350 - Psn: 20)

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Boneset Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/27/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 223637 - Psn: 20)

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A Boneset Borer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/4/2014).

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A Boneset Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/9/2017).

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A Boneset Borer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/1/2016).

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Boneset Borer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/18/2024). (c) Jaroslav Holly, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1084878 - Psn: 44)

Boneset Borer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/18/2024). (c) Jaroslav Holly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Boneset Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2018).

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Boneset Borer Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/6/2016). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 193229 - Psn: 55)

Boneset Borer Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/6/2016). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Boneset Borer Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/9/2020). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 348493 - Psn: 55)

Boneset Borer Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/9/2020). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Boneset Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/8/2022). (c) mcnod, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 640906 - Psn: 55)

Boneset Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/8/2022). (c) mcnod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Boneset Borer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/30/2023). (c) Pablo Tapia Ossa, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 877854 - Psn: 55)

Boneset Borer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/30/2023). (c) Pablo Tapia Ossa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Boneset Borer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/31/2023). No rights reserved.

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Boneset Borer Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/2/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1110226 - Psn: 56)

Boneset Borer Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/2/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Boneset Borer in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/25/2008).

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Boneset Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/18/2015). (c) treichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 279278 - Psn: 66)

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Boneset Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/12/2021). (c) mcnod, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 431755 - Psn: 66)

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Boneset Borer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/31/2023). No rights reserved.

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Boneset Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/26/2019). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 193212 - Psn: 72)

Boneset Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/26/2019). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Boneset Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/29/2021). (c) pmhabicht, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 438236 - Psn: 78)

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Boneset Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/7/2016). (c) Jim, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 636228 - Psn: 78)

Boneset Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/7/2016). (c) Jim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Boneset Borer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/29/2023). (c) maragay, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 881343 - Psn: 78)

Boneset Borer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/29/2023). (c) maragay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Boneset Borer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/10/2014).

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Boneset Borer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). (c) peroed, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 220431 - Psn: 88)

Boneset Borer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). (c) peroed, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Boneset Borer Moth on Late-flowering Thoroughwort in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/11/2017).

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The Boneset Borer in Woodbridge, Virginia (9/9/2012).

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68 Records

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Status

Found in the eastern U.S.

Relationships

Host plants include White Thoroughwort, Common Boneset and Upland Boneset (Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants).

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A Boneset Borer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/4/2014). View Record Details Media by Steve Scholnick.

A Boneset Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/9/2017). View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

A Boneset Borer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/1/2016). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

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A Boneset Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2018). View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

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Boneset Borer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/30/2023). (c) Pablo Tapia Ossa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by volteka via iNaturalist.

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Boneset Borer Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/2/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A Boneset Borer in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/25/2008). View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

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Boneset Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/26/2019). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Hans Holbrook.

Boneset Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/29/2021). (c) pmhabicht, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by pmhabicht via iNaturalist.

Boneset Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/7/2016). (c) Jim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim via iNaturalist.

Boneset Borer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/29/2023). (c) maragay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by maragay via iNaturalist.

A Boneset Borer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/10/2014). View Record Details Media by Hugh Vandervoort.

Boneset Borer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). (c) peroed, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by peroed via iNaturalist.

A Boneset Borer Moth on Late-flowering Thoroughwort in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/11/2017). View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

The Boneset Borer in Woodbridge, Virginia (9/9/2012). Media by Judy Gallagher.

Source: Wikipedia

Carmenta pyralidiformis

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Carmenta
Species:	C. pyralidiformis
Binomial name
*Carmenta pyralidiformis* (Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
Aegeria pyralidiformis Walker 1856 Sesia nigella Hulst 1881 Carmenta pyralidiformis var. aurantis Engelhardt 1946

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

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^ 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

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Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.

Taxon identifiers
Carmenta pyralidiformis	Wikidata: Q1998288 BAMONA: Carmenta-pyralidiformis BOLD: 306899 BugGuide: 161770 CoL: 69C59 EoL: 949306 GBIF: 1941266 iNaturalist: 216128 IRMNG: 11232108 LepIndex: 117687 MONA: 2608 NatureServe: 2.745201 NCBI: 2305927 Open Tree of Life: 3039912

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Boneset Borer Moth

Carmenta pyralidiformis Walker, 1856

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