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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Camaegeria |
| Species: | C. xanthomos
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| 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 edit
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Camaegeria xanthomos Bartsch & Berg, 2012". Afromoths. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ 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. ISSN 1175-5326.
External links edit
Data related to Camaegeria xanthomos at Wikispecies
