Carmenta anthracipennis, the liatris borer moth, is a moth of the family Sesiidae.[1] It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875, and is known from the United States, including Florida, Texas, Massachusetts and Illinois.
| Carmenta anthracipennis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Carmenta |
| Species: | C. anthracipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Carmenta anthracipennis (Boisduval, 1875)
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The larvae bore through the stems of Liatris species.
References edit
- ^ Markku Savela. "Carmenta". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
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