Eupatorium Borer Moth
Carmenta bassiformis (Walker, 1856)
Family: Sesiidae
Subfamily: Sesiinae
Identification: Wings transparent, but with a broad, dark border on forewing. Thorax purplish black; abdomen also purplish black with yellow bands in both sexes. Note width of bands, especially on abdominal segments 3 and 5: those bands narrower in female; all bands nearly same width in male. Antennae all black in male; black with a white section in female.
Wing Span: 1.8-2.6 cm.
Life History:
Flight: Late May-September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Roots of ironweed and joe-pye-weed.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Massachusetts to Florida, west to Wisconsin, Kansas, and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 32 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 27, 2024
Submitted by: Cgracebarnett
Region: St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jun 28, 2024
Observation date: Jul 15, 2021
Submitted by: eattaway92
Region: DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 06, 2024
Observation date: Aug 05, 2023
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 10, 2023
Observation date: Jul 26, 2023
Submitted by: Brittanie
Region: New York County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 27, 2023
Observation date: Jun 16, 2023
Submitted by: Tdloyd
Region: Sumner County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 18, 2023
Observation date: Jul 23, 2022
Submitted by: jillolinger
Region: Marion County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 03, 2022
Observation date: Jun 22, 2022
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 03, 2022
Observation date: Jul 30, 2021
Submitted by: ReginaS
Region: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 09, 2021
Observation date: Jul 14, 2021
Submitted by: CincyJeff
Region: Clermont County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: Jul 19, 2021
Observation date: Jun 21, 2020
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 21, 2020
Observation date: Jul 17, 2019
Submitted by: julmast
Region: Elkhart County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jul 17, 2019
Observation date: Jul 13, 2019
Submitted by: MarieAline
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 15, 2019
Observation date: Jul 16, 2018
Submitted by: JenCowser
Region: Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 07, 2019
Observation date: Jun 20, 2018
Submitted by: KrazyKat_308
Region: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 02, 2018
Observation date: Jun 20, 2018
Submitted by: KrazyKat_308
Region: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 02, 2018
Observation date: Aug 30, 2017
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 13, 2018
Observation date: Aug 01, 2017
Submitted by: Quaker state mothing
Region: Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 31, 2017
Observation date: Jul 24, 2016
Submitted by: Leslie Warren
Region: Mahoning County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 22, 2016
Observation date: Aug 28, 2014
Submitted by: Emily Newman
Region: Carter County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 11, 2016
Observation date: Aug 07, 2015
Submitted by: tjrickert
Region: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 26, 2015
Observation date: Jun 07, 2014
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Bill Keim)
Region: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 17, 2015
Observation date: Jul 20, 2013
Submitted by: Jim Eckert
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 08, 2013
Observation date: Jul 20, 2013
Submitted by: Jim Eckert
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 08, 2013
Observation date: Aug 17, 2013
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Henrico County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 18, 2013
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