| Carmenta haematica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Carmenta |
| Species: | C. haematica |
| Binomial name | |
| Carmenta haematica (Ureta, 1956) | |
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Carmenta haematica, the Argentine root borer, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It was described by Ureta in 1956, and is known from Argentina and Chile.
Adults are day flying and have orange (female) or clear (male) wings with a wingspan of 20–24 mm. Adults emerge in late summer, and larvae develop during the fall, winter and spring.
References
- Markku Savela. "Carmenta". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- "Bionomics of Carmenta haematica (Ureta) (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) Which Attacks Snakeweeds (Gutierrezia spp) in Argentina" (PDF). Biological Control. 5: 11–24. doi:10.1006/bcon.1995.1002.
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| Carmenta haematica | |
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