Camelopteryx multicolor
| Camelopteryx multicolor | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Camelopteryx |
| Species: | C. multicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Camelopteryx multicolor de Joannis, 1906 | |
Camelopteryx multicolor is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Mauritius.[1]
It was described from two specimen of variable colour. The holotype is green, red, black with a wingspan of approx. 20 mm, while the other specimen did not show any green coloration.[2]
References
- ↑ www.afromoths.net
- ↑
- de Joannis, J. 1906. Descriptions de Lépidoptères nouveaux de l'île Maurice. - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 75(2):169–183, pl. 9.
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