Boneset Borer Moth Carmenta pyralidiformis Walker, 1856    Synonyms: Eupatorium Clearwing, Hodges #2608.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Sesiidae   >   Genus Carmenta   

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).

There are 57 records in the project database.

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Boneset Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/13/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

Boneset Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/27/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

A Boneset Borer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/4/2014). Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A Boneset Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/9/2017). Photo by Barbara Thurlow. (MBP list)

A Boneset Borer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/1/2016). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Boneset Borer Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/13/2018). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

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

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

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

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

Boneset Borer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/31/2023). No rights reserved. Photo by jdshide via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Boneset Borer in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/25/2008). Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Boneset Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/18/2015). (c) treichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Boneset Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/12/2021). (c) mcnod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by mcnod via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Boneset Borer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/31/2023). No rights reserved. Photo by jdshide via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

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

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

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

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

A Boneset Borer in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/10/2014). Photo by Hugh Vandervoort. (MBP list)

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

A Boneset Borer Moth on Late-flowering Thoroughwort in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/11/2017). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

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


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