Carmenta foraseminis

Carmenta foraseminis is a moth of the family Sesiidae.[1] It was described by Thomas Drake Eichlin in 1995, and is known from Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil. The larva of the species have been found on plants of the species Gustavia angustifolia, Gustavia suberba, as well as plants in the genus Eschweilera, and on the pods of Theobroma cacao.

Carmenta foraseminis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Carmenta
Species:
C. foraseminis
Binomial name
Carmenta foraseminis
Eichlin, 1995

References

  1. Markku Savela. "Carmenta". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.


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