Carmenta surinamensis explained

Carmenta surinamensis is a moth of the family Sesiidae.^{[1] [2]} It was described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1878, and is known from Brazil, Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad, Panama and Costa Rica. The larvae of the species have been found on seeds of the plant Prioria copaifera,^[1] Pentaclethra macroloba,^[2] and plants in the genus Mora.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Carmenta . Markku Savela. Lepidoptera and some other life forms . 21 August 2020 . 2011-12-16.
2. McKenna . Duane D. . McKenna . Katherine M. . July 2006 . Sesiid Moths Reduce Germination, Seedling Growth, and Survivorship in Pentaclethra macroloba (Mimosoideae), a Locally Dominant Lowland Neotropical Tree . Biotropica . 38 . 4 . 508–513 . 21 May 2021.