Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sesiidae Scientific name Carmenta phoradendri | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Carmenta Rank Species | |
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Carmenta phoradendri, the mistletoe borer, is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It was described by George Paul Engelhardt in 1946. It is known from south-eastern Arizona and southern Texas in the United States and from Mexico.
Adults are on wing in August and September.
Larvae feed on Phoradendron tomentosum growing on mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa).
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