Carmenta surinamensis is a moth of the family Sesiidae.[1][2] It was described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1878, and is known from Brazil, Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad, Panama and Costa Rica. The larvae of the species have been found on seeds of the plant Prioria copaifera,[1] Pentaclethra macroloba,[2] and plants in the genus Mora.[1]
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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. surinamensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Carmenta surinamensis (Möschler, 1878)
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References
edit- ^ a b c Markku Savela (21 August 2020). "Carmenta". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ a b McKenna, Duane D.; McKenna, Katherine M. (July 2006). "Sesiid Moths Reduce Germination, Seedling Growth, and Survivorship in Pentaclethra macroloba (Mimosoideae), a Locally Dominant Lowland Neotropical Tree". Biotropica. 38 (4): 508–513. Retrieved 21 May 2021.