Genus Carmenta Rank Species | ||
Similar Carmenta mimuli, Ash borer, Synanthedon, Sesiidae |
Carmenta anthracipennis, the liatris borer moth, is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875, and is known from the United States, including Florida, Texas, Massachusetts and Illinois.
The larvae bore through the stems of Liatris species.
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