Eupatorium Borer Moth
Carmenta bassiformis Walker, 1856
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Host plant is New York Ironweed (Bugguide).

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Carmenta bassiformis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Carmenta
Species:
C. bassiformis
Binomial name
Carmenta bassiformis
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Aegeria bassiformis Walker, 1856
  • Trochilium lustrans Grote, 1880
  • Aegeria aureopurpura Edwards, 1880
  • Aegeria bolli Edwards, 1881
  • Aegeria sexfasciata Edwards, 1881
  • Aegeria consimilis Edwards, 1881
  • Aegeria eupatorii Edwards, 1881
  • Aegeria imitata Edwards, 1881

Carmenta bassiformis, the eupatorium borer moth or ironweed clearwing moth, is a moth of the family Sesiidae.[1] It was described by Francis Walker in 1856, and is found in the United States from Massachusetts to Florida, west to Wisconsin, Kansas and Texas.[2]

The wingspan is 18–26 mm. Adults are on wing from late May to September.

The larvae feed on the roots of ironweed and Joe-Pye weed.

References

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  1. ^ Markku Savela. "Carmenta". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  2. ^ "Butterflies and Moths of North America". Butterfliesandmoths.org. Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
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