<i>Carmenta guayaba, </i>a new clearwing moth from Peru<i> </i>(Lepidoptera: Sesiidae).

Autores/as

  • T. D. Eichlin

Palabras clave:

Amazon, Carmenta guayaba n sp, distribution, hostplant, Iquitos, Loreto, mimicry, Myrtaceae, Neotropical, sex attractants, South America, taxonomy

Resumen

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).

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Publicado

2000-11-01

Número

May/November 2000, Volume 11, Number 1-2

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