Carmenta mimosa is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is native to Central America (Mexico, Honduras and Nicaragua), but has been introduced to the Northern Territory of Australia in 1989.
| Carmenta mimosa | |
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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. mimosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Carmenta mimosa Eichlin & Passoa, 1984
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carmenta mimosa.
Wikispecies has information related to Carmenta mimosa.
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Australian Insects
- Carmenta mimosa Factsheet
- Classification of the Superfamily Sesioidea (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia) Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine