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Carmenta pyralidiformis

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
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Scientific name
  
Carmenta pyralidiformis

Phylum
  
Order
  
Genus
  
Carmenta

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Species

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Carmenta mimuli, Synanthedon, Sesiidae

Carmenta pyralidiformis, the boneset borer, is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It was described by Walker in 1856. It is known from the United States, including Arkansas, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio and Virginia.

The wingspan is about 21 mm.

The larvae feed on the roots of boneset, a wetland plant found along streams and ditch banks.

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Carmenta pyralidiformis Wikipedia


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