Kingdom Animalia Family Sesiidae Scientific name Carmenta mimuli Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Carmenta Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Synanthedon, Sesiidae | ||
Carmenta mimuli, the coronopus borer, is a moth of the Sesiidae family. The dark form is the typical form and is found in Arizona. The whitish form is non-typical and is known from the south-western United States, from Kansas to Arizona.
Adults are on wing from late April to November in south-eastern Arizona.
The larvae feed on perennial Solanaceae plants.
References
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