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Camelopteryx
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Genus:
Camelopteryx

Species:
C. multicolor
Binomial name
Camelopteryx multicolor
de Joannis, 1906

Camelopteryx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae.[1] Its only species, Camelopteryx multicolor, is found in Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.[2] Both the genus and species were first described by Joseph de Joannis in 1906.[3]

It was described from two specimen of variable colour. The holotype is green, red and black with a wingspan of about 20 mm, while the other specimen did not show any green colouration.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Camelopteryx​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Camelopteryx multicolor Joannis, 1906". Afromoths. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  3. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Camelopteryx multicolor​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  4. ^ 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.