Carmenta mariona
Species of moth
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Carmenta mariona is a moth of the family Sesiidae.[1] It was described by William Beutenmüller in 1900. It is found in the United States from Montana, south to Arizona and east to Kansas.
| Carmenta mariona | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Carmenta |
| Species: | C. mariona |
| Binomial name | |
| Carmenta mariona (Beutenmüller, 1900) | |
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Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on the roots of Amsinckia species and Lithospermum incisum.