Boneset Borer Moth
Carmenta pyralidiformis Walker, 1856
Boneset Borer Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/1524
Synonyms
Eupatorium Clearwing  Hodges #2608 
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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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Source: Wikipedia

Carmenta pyralidiformis
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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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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Carmenta pyralidiformis (Walker, 1856)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  2. ^ Engelhardt, George P. (1946). "The North American Clear-Wing Moths of The Family Aegeriidae". Retrieved 2018-08-06.
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