Carmenta giliae

Carmenta giliae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Carmenta
Species:	C. giliae
Binomial name
	Carmenta giliae; (H. Edwards, 1881)
Synonyms
	Aegeria giliae H. Edwards, 1881 ; Albuna vitrina Neumoegen, 1891 ; Aegeria deceptiva Beutenmüller, 1894 ; Carmenta giliae f. woodgatei Engelhardt, 1946 ;

Carmenta giliae is a moth of the family Sesiidae.^[1] It was described by Henry Edwards in 1881, and is found from western Alberta to north-western British Columbia, south to Arizona and New Mexico. The habitat consists of mid-to-high elevation montane meadows.

The wingspan is about 25 mm (0.98 in).

The larvae bore in the roots of wild Geranium species.

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Carmenta giliae (Edwards, 1881)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 12, 2018.

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