Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Genus Carmenta Phylum Arthropoda | Class Insecta Family Sesiidae Scientific name Carmenta foraseminis Rank Species | |
Similar Sesiidae, Lecanicillium, Synanthedon, Moniliophthora roreri, Moniliophthora | ||
Carmenta foraseminis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It was described by Thomas Drake Eichlin in 1995, and is known from Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil. The larva of the species have been found on plants of the species Gustavia angustifolia, Gustavia suberba, as well as plants in the genus Eschweilera, and on the pods of Theobroma cacao.
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