Carmenta bassiformis, the eupatorium borer moth or ironweed clearwing moth, is a moth of the family Sesiidae.[1] It was described by Francis Walker in 1856, and is found in the United States from Massachusetts to Florida, west to Wisconsin, Kansas and Texas.[2]
| Carmenta bassiformis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Carmenta |
| Species: | C. bassiformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carmenta bassiformis (Walker, 1856) | |
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The wingspan is 18–26 mm. Adults are on wing from late May to September.
The larvae feed on the roots of ironweed and Joe-Pye weed.
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