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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Carpenter and Clearwing Moths (Cossoidea) » Clearwing Moths (Sesiidae) » Sesiinae » Synanthedonini » Carmenta » Carmenta ithacae - Hodges#2600 (Carmenta ithacae)
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Sesioidea - Carmenta ithacae
Copyright © 2018 L. Perry Fuqua

Sesioidea - Carmenta ithacae
Wilmington , Clinton County, Ohio, USA
May 31, 2018
Size: 1/2 inch body length

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Contributed by L. Perry Fuqua on 31 May, 2018 - 9:37am
Last updated 31 May, 2018 - 1:43pm

Moved
Moved from Clearwing Moths.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 31 May, 2018 - 1:43pm login or register to post comments

Moth ID
Male Carmenta Ithacae.
Can you tell me about the habitat you found this moth sitting?
… William H. Taft, 31 May, 2018 - 1:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID
Yes, it was in the mixed weeds and grasses alongside a farm road that goes to a pond some 100 yards from where the moth was sitting. There is a small stream nearby, overflow from the pond. The vegetation includes blackberries, poison ivy, and grasses.
Thanks for the identification!
I really appreciate it.
… L. Perry Fuqua, 31 May, 2018 - 2:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Comment
These moths have been reared from sneezeweed and other stream-side herbs. They are not common in museum collections as they are small and easily overlooked.
… William H. Taft, 31 May, 2018 - 2:55pm login or register to post comments

 
It’s a beautiful clearwing
It’s a beautiful clearwing moth. The one I know best is the Snowberry.
If I had a net I would try to capture one of these Carmenta ithacae moths for a permanent collection.
… L. Perry Fuqua, 31 May, 2018 - 3:08pm login or register to post comments

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 31 May, 2018 - 9:55am login or register to post comments

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