A Carmenta ithacae in Howard Co., Maryland (6/21/2015).

Carmenta ithacae in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/15/2023). (c) Peter Edelman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

Carmenta ithacae in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/10/2020). (c) nycticorax, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

Carmenta ithacae in Howard Co., Maryland (6/17/2023). (c) epic2112, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

Carmenta ithacae in Howard Co., Maryland (6/17/2023). (c) epic2112, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

Carmenta ithacae in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/20/2023). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Found in the central and eastern U.S.

Host plants include Common Sneezeweed and Smooth Oxeye (Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants).

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Source: Wikipedia

Carmenta ithacae

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Carmenta
Species:	C. ithacae
Binomial name
*Carmenta ithacae* (Beutenmüller, 1897)
Synonyms
Sesia ithacae Beutenmüller, 1897 Aegeria koebelei Edwards, 1881

Carmenta ithacae is a moth of the family Sesiidae.^[1] It was described by William Beutenmüller in 1897. It is known from North America, including Florida, Arizona, Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Virginia and Wisconsin.

Adults are on wing from late June to July.

The larvae feed on various composites like Helenium species, as well as Aster species.