<i>Carmenta guayaba, </i>a new clearwing moth from Peru<i> </i>(Lepidoptera: Sesiidae).
Authors
T. D. Eichlin
Keywords:
Amazon, Carmenta guayaba n sp, distribution, hostplant, Iquitos, Loreto, mimicry, Myrtaceae, Neotropical, sex attractants, South America, taxonomy
Abstract
A new species of Sesiidae from Iquitos, Peru, Carmenta guayaba Eichlin, n. sp., is described and salient features illustrated. Adults were reared from larvae boring in the bark of Psidium guajava L. (guava).
