Carmenta bassiformis

Carmenta bassiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Carmenta
Species:	C. bassiformis
Binomial name
*Carmenta bassiformis* (Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
Aegeria bassiformis Walker, 1856 Trochilium lustrans Grote, 1880 Aegeria aureopurpura Edwards, 1880 Aegeria bolli Edwards, 1881 Aegeria sexfasciata Edwards, 1881 Aegeria consimilis Edwards, 1881 Aegeria eupatorii Edwards, 1881 Aegeria imitata Edwards, 1881

The Eupatorium Borer Moth (Carmenta bassiformis) is a moth of the Sesiidae family.^[1] It was described by Walker in 1856, and is found from Massachusetts to Florida, west to Wisconsin, Kansas and Texas.^[2]

The wingspan is 18–26 mm. Adults are on wing from late May to September.

The larvae feed on the roots of ironweed and joe-pye-weed.

References

↑ "''Carmenta'' at funet.fi". Nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
↑ "Butterflies and Moths of North America". Butterfliesandmoths.org. Retrieved 2011-12-16.