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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 tecta - Hodges#2613 (Carmenta tecta)
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sesiid moth on goldenrod - Carmenta tecta - female
Copyright © 2014 Robert A. Behrstock

sesiid moth on goldenrod - Carmenta tecta - Female
Hereford, west of Hwy. 92, lower Ash Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
September 14, 2014
On goldenrod in butterfly garden. SE Huachuca Mts., 5010' elev. Oak-grassland interface.

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sesiid moth on goldenrod - Carmenta tecta - female sesiid moth on goldenrod - Carmenta tecta - female
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Contributed by Robert A. Behrstock on 17 September, 2014 - 2:43pm
Last updated 5 October, 2014 - 5:52pm

Moved
Moved from Sesioidea.
… john and jane balaban, 5 October, 2014 - 5:52pm login or register to post comments

Dr. Taft...
Thanks so much for looking at these. I see there is an image on Bugguide from Carr Canyon which is close to here.
… Robert A. Behrstock, 5 October, 2014 - 5:38pm login or register to post comments

MOTH ID
After much study, I believe this is a female Carmenta tecta image. The larvae feeds on mistletoe.The females of most of these southeastern AZ sesiid moths are not very well known.
… William H. Taft, 5 October, 2014 - 5:29pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Sesiinae.
… Robert A. Behrstock, 17 September, 2014 - 4:27pm login or register to post comments

We don't know if Dr Taft will find the images here or not.
If you don't get an ID in a couple of days, just move the images to Sesioidea where he definitely looks.
… john and jane balaban, 17 September, 2014 - 4:07pm login or register to post comments

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