Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sesiidae Scientific name Carmenta bassiformis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Carmenta Rank Species | |
Similar Carmenta mimuli, Sannina uroceriformis, Ash borer, Synanthedon, Schinia | ||
Carmenta bassiformis, the eupatorium borer moth, is a moth of the Sesiidae family. 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.
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.
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