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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 arizonae - Hodges#2594 (Carmenta arizonae)
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Sawfly ? - Carmenta arizonae
Copyright © 2022 David Thornburg

Sawfly ? - Carmenta arizonae
Cottonwood. 34.688313 -112.051444 elevation 4060 ft., Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
August 30, 2022
Size: 8 mm
Feeding on horsetail milkweed The "tail feathers" look unreal, and the wing support structures appear to be constructed from spare parts.

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Contributed by David Thornburg on 30 August, 2022 - 3:41pm
Last updated 9 September, 2022 - 10:26pm

Moth ID
This is mostly likely Carmenta arizonae.
… William H. Taft, 31 August, 2022 - 1:56pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 30 August, 2022 - 4:29pm login or register to post comments

Clearwing Borer Moth
I don't know the identity, but this appears to be a Clearwing Borer Moth.

(Subject to expert confirmation or correction.)
… L. Wayne Thompson, 30 August, 2022 - 3:45pm login or register to post comments

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