Carmenta verecunda

Carmenta verecunda is a moth of the family Sesiidae.[1] It was described by Henry Edwards in 1881, and is known from the United States, including Colorado,[2] Utah, California and Arizona.

Carmenta verecunda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Carmenta
Species:
C. verecunda
Binomial name
Carmenta verecunda
(H. Edwards, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Aegeria verecunda H. Edwards, 1881
  • Carmenta nigra Beutenmüller, 1894
  • Sesia florissantella Cockerell, 1908
  • Euhagena hirsuta Engelhardt, 1946

The larvae feed on Lithospermum ruderale.

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Carmenta verecunda (Edwards, 1881)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  2. Randy Hardy (June 21, 2013). "Species Carmenta verecunda - Hodges#2615". BugGuide. Retrieved January 12, 2018.


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