Carmenta verecunda

Carmenta verecunda
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 ;

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.

The larvae feed on Lithospermum ruderale.

References

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

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