Carmenta apache

(Carmenta apache)

Description

Carmenta apache is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by George Paul Engelhardt in 1946. It is known only from Arizona in the United States.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Sesiidae

Genus:Carmenta

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