Camaegeria lychnitis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from Madagascar.
| Camaegeria lychnitis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Camaegeria |
| Species: | C. lychnitis
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| Binomial name | |
| Camaegeria lychnitis Bartsch & Berg, 2012[1]
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This species has a wingspan of 15–17.5mm. The holotype and most paratypes provided from the region of Moramanga and Andasibe from an altitude range between 1000 and 1150m. Most of them were caught in disturbed primary forests.
This species can be distinguished from other species of this genus by its red anal tuft.[2]
References edit
Wikispecies has information related to Camaegeria lychnitis.
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Bartsch D. & Berg J., 2012. New Species and review of the Afrotropical clearwing moths genus Camaegeria Strand, 1914 (Lep.:Sesiidae: Synanthedonini). – Zootaxa 3181: 28–46 (2012), preview