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Sesiidae
55a0163 – 2615   Carmenta verecunda (Edwards, 1881)

LG - (cc) Joshua C'deBaca
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Synonymy:
  • verecunda (Edwards, 1881) (Aegeria) - MONA 1983: 2615
      Type locality: Colorado.
  • florisantella (Dalla Torre & Strand, 1925) (Sesia) missp.
  • florissantella (Cockerell, 1908) (Sesia)
      Type locality: Florissant, CO.
  • hirsulta Hodges, 1983 (Carmenta) missp.
  • hirsuta (Engelhardt, 1946) (Euhagena)
      Type locality: Davis Mountains, TX.
  • nigra Beutenmüller, 1894 (Carmenta)
      Type locality: Utah.
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Engelhardt, G.P., 1946. The North American clear-wing moths of the family Aegeridae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 190: 74 (verecunda), 172 (hirsuta); pl, 22, figs.131, 132 (verecunda); pl. 29, fig. 173 (hirsuta).
    • Engelhardt, G.P., 1946. The North American clear-wing moths of the family Aegeridae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 190: 1-222.
    • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 14.12m; p. 125. Book Review and ordering
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Carmenta verecunda
    LG - (cc) John D. Reynolds
    Carmenta verecunda
    CalPhotos – © Jerry Powell
    Carmenta verecunda
    - Type (hirsulta, syn.) - LG – U.S. Nat'l. Museum
    Carmenta verecunda
    m. – © William Taft & Mich. St. Univ.

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