Carmenta ithacae
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Carmenta |
| Species: | C. ithacae |
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| Carmenta ithacae (Beutenmüller, 1897) | |
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Carmenta ithacae is a root-boring moth of the family Sesiidae.[1] It was described by William Beutenmüller in 1897. It is known from North America, including Florida, Arizona, Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Virginia and Wisconsin.
Adults are on wing from late June to July.
The larvae feed on various composites like Helenium species, as well as Aster species.
C. ithacae has been introduced in Australia as a biological control agent for Parthenium hysterophorus, and is now widespread in central and northern Queensland and recently introduced in the south. Heavily-infested plants often die.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Carmenta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Dhileepan, K.; Trevino, M.; Vitelli, M. P.; Senaratne, K. W.; McClay, A. S.; McFadyen, R. E. (2012). "Introduction, establishment, and potential geographic range of Carmenta sp. nr ithacae (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), a biological control agent for Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) in Australia". Environmental Entomology. 41 (2): 317–325. doi:10.1603/EN11220. PMID 22507004.
- ↑ Dhileepan, K.; Callander, J.; Shi, B.; Osunkoya, O. O. (2018). "Biological control of Parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus): the Australian experience". Biocontrol Science and Technology. 28 (10): 970–988. doi:10.1080/09583157.2018.1525486.
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