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]
Camelopteryx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Camelopteryx multicolor, is found in Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Both the genus and species were first described by Joseph de Joannis in 1906.
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.
Camelopteryx multicolor is een vlinder uit de familie spanners (Geomteridae). De wetenschappelijke naam van deze soort, en van het geslacht Camelopteryx, is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1906 door Joseph de Joannis.[1]
De soort komt voor in tropisch Afrika, meer bepaald op Mauritius.[2]
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Camelopteryx multicolor là một loài bướm đêm trong họ Geometridae.[1]
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Camelopteryx multicolor là một loài bướm đêm trong họ Geometridae.
