Camaegeria xanthomos is a moth of the family Sesiidae first described by Daniel Bartsch and Jutta Berg in 2012. It is known from eastern Madagascar.

Camaegeria xanthomos
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Camaegeria
Species:
C. xanthomos
Binomial name
Camaegeria xanthomos

This species has a wingspan of 22 millimetres (0.87 in) and it is similar to Camaegeria polytelis and Camaegeria sylvestralis. The holotype, provided from the region of Moramanga and Andasibe in Madagascar, was caught in disturbed primary forests.[2]

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Camaegeria xanthomos Bartsch & Berg, 2012". Afromoths. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  2. ^ Bartsch D. & Berg J. (2012). "New Species and review of the Afrotropical clearwing moths genus Camaegeria Strand, 1914 (Lep.:Sesiidae: Synanthedonini)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3181. Magnolia Press: 28–46. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3181.1.2. ISSN 1175-5326.
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