Carmenta Edwards, 1881
Carmenta (Synanthedonini) ; [NACL] , 29
Carmenta albociliata (Engelhardt, 1925)
Carmenta albociliata ; [NACL] , #2591
Carmenta anthracipennis (Boisduval, 1875)
Massachusetts, ..., Texas, .... See [maps ]
Carmenta anthracipennis ; [NACL] , #2592
Carmenta apache Engelhardt, 1946
Carmenta apache ; [NACL] , #2593
Carmenta arizonae (Beutenmüller, 1898)
Carmenta arizonae ; [NACL] , #2594
Carmenta armasata (Druce, 1892)
Carmenta armasata ; [NACL] , #2594.1
Carmenta auritincta (Engelhardt, 1925)
Carmenta auritincta ; [NACL] , #2595
Carmenta corni (Edwards, 1881)
Massachusetts, New York, .... See [maps ]
Carmenta engelhardti Duckworth & Eichlin, 1973
Carmenta engelhardti ; [NACL] , #2598
Carmenta tildeni Eichlin, 1995
SE.Arizona, S.Texas, Mexico (Chihuahua, Nuevo Leon - Oaxaca). See [maps ]
Carmenta tildeni Eichlin, 1995; J. Lep. Soc. 49 (2) : 114, f. 1-3, 5-6; TL : Brownsville, Cameron Co., Texas
Carmenta giliae (Edwards, 1881)
Colorado, .... See [maps ]
Aegeria giliae Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (10) : 200 ; TL : Colorado
vitrina (Neumoegen, 1891)
deceptiva (Beutenmüller, 1894)
Carmenta woodgatei Engelhardt, 1946; (race)
Carmenta giliae ; [NACL] , #2599
Carmenta ithacae (Beutenmüller, 1897)
Carmenta ithacae ; [NACL] , #2600
Carmenta mariona (Beutenmüller, 1900)
Carmenta mariona ; [NACL] , #2601
Carmenta mimuli (Edwards, 1881)
Colorado. See [maps ]
Aegeria mimuli Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (10) : 200 ; TL : Colorado
Carmenta torrancia Engelhardt, 1946
Carmenta mimuli ; [NACL] , #2602
Carmenta odda Duckworth & Eichlin, 1977
Carmenta ogalala Engelhardt, 1946
Carmenta ogalala ; [NACL] , #2604
Carmenta pallene (Druce, 1889)
Carmenta pallene ; [NACL] , #2605
Carmenta phoradendri Engelhardt, 1946
Carmenta phoradendri ; [NACL] , #2606
Carmenta prosopis (H. Edwards, 1882)
N.Mexico - SW.USA. See [maps ]
Carmenta prosopis ; [NACL] , #2607
Larva on
Prosopis ,
Mimosa biuncifera Eichlin & Passoa, 1983, J. Lep. Soc. 37 (3) : 203
Carmenta querci (H. Edwards, 1882)
Carmenta querci ; [NACL] , #2609
Carmenta rubricincta (Beutenmüller, 1909)
Carmenta rubricincta ; [NACL] , #2610
Carmenta subaerea (Edwards, 1883)
Arizona, .... See [maps ]
Carmenta subaerea ; [NACL] , #2611
Carmenta suffusata Engelhardt, 1946
Carmenta suffusata ; [NACL] , #2612
Carmenta tecta (H. Edwards, 1882)
Carmenta texana (Edwards, 1881)
Texas, Florida, .... See [maps ]
Carmenta texana ; [NACL] , #2614
Carmenta verecunda (Edwards, 1881)
Colorado, .... See [maps ]
Aegeria verecunda Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1 (10) : 190 ; TL : Colorado
Carmenta nigra Beutenmüller, 1894
florissantella (Cockerell, 1908)
hirsulta (Engelhardt, 1946)
florisantella ; Dalla Torre & Strand, 1925, (missp.)
Carmenta verecunda ; [NACL] , #2615
Carmenta welchelorum Duckworth & Eichlin, 1977
Carmenta welchelorum ; [NACL] , #2616
Carmenta wellerae Duckworth & Eichlin, 1976
Carmenta wellerae ; [NACL] , #2617
Carmenta hematica (Ureta)
Argentina, Chile. See [maps ]
Larva on
Gutierrezia Eichlin & Passoa, 1983, J. Lep. Soc. 37 (3) : 194
Carmenta mimosa Eichlin & Passoa, 1983
Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua. See [maps ]
Carmenta mimosa Eichlin & Passoa, 1983; J. Lep. Soc. 37 (3) : 194, f. 1-22; TL : Honduras, 30km SE Siguatepeque
Larva on
Mimosa pigra Eichlin & Passoa, 1983, J. Lep. Soc. 37 (3) : 200
Carmenta guyanensis (Le Cerf)
Brazil, French Guiana, Bolivia, Peru. See [maps ]
Carmenta theobromae (Busck, 1910)
Colombia, Venezuela. See [maps ]
750x563 (~106Kb) (in California State Collection of Arthropods), Photo © Scott A. Kinnee
Larva on
Theobroma cacao
Carmenta surinamensis (Möschler, 1878)
Brazil, Surinam, Guyana, Trinidad, Panama, Costa Rica. See [maps ]
corporalis (Meyrick, 1930); ; TL : Taperinha, Brazil
Larva on
(seeds) Prioria copaifera ,
Pentaclethra sp. ,
Mora sp. Harms & Aiello, 1995, J. Lep. Soc. 49 (1) : 46
Carmenta foraseminis Eichlin, 1995
Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil?. See [maps ]
Carmenta foraseminis Eichlin, 1995; J. Lep. Soc. 49 (1) : 39, f. 1-4; TL : Panama, Is. Barro Colorado
Larva on
(in seeds) Gustavia angustifolia ,
G. suberba ,
Eschweilera sp. ,
(and pods of) Theobroma cacao Eichlin, 1995, J. Lep. Soc. 49 (1) : 40
Carmenta laurelae Brown, Eichlin & Snow, 1985
Florida. See [maps ]
5.9.2009 (36)
Some related literature:
Brown, Eichlin & Snow, 1985
A new species of clearwing moth, Carmenta laurelae (Sesiidae), from Florida
J. Lep. Soc. 39 : 262-265
Busck, 1910
List of Trinidad microlepidoptera with descriptions of new species
Bull. Dep. Agric. Trinidad 9 (1910)
: 241-245
Eichlin, 1995
A new panamanian clearwing moth
J. Lep. Soc. 49 (1) : 39-42
Eichlin, 1995
A new North American clearwing moth and notes on a rare species
J. Lep. Soc. 49 (2) : 114-118
Edwards, 1881
New genera and sepcies of the family Aegeridae
Papilio 1 (10)
: 179 -208
Edwards, 1883
New species of Aegeriadae
Papilio 3 (7-10)
: 155 -157
Eichlin & Passoa, 1983
A new clearwing moth from central america: a stem borer in Mimosa pigra
J. Lep. Soc. 37 (3) : 193-206
Harms & Aiello, 1995
Seed-boring by tropical clearwing moths (Sesiidae): aberrant behaviour or widespread habit?
J. Lep. Soc. 49 (1) : 43-48
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
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