Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sesiidae Scientific name Carmenta mariona | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Carmenta Rank Species | |
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Carmenta mariona is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It was described by William Beutenmüller in 1900. It is found in the United States from Montana, south to Arizona and east to Kansas.
Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on the roots of Amsinckia species and Lithospermum incisum.
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