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Sesiidae 55a0144 – 2599.1   Carmenta hela (Druce, 1889)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: hela (Druce, 1889) (Aegeria) Taxonomic Notes: Carmenta hela (Druce, 1889) is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico, reported from Hidalgo County, TX, 3/19/1992, 2011 Season Summary, News Lepid. Soc., 54(S1):77.

References

Druce, H., 1889. Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera, chiefly from Central. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (ser. 6)4(11): 79. Koehn, L.C. (editor), 2012. 2011 Season Summary. News of the Lepidopterists’ Society, 54(S1): 1-174.

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