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Genus: | Camelopteryx
de Joannis, 1906
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Species: | C. multicolor
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Camelopteryx multicolor de Joannis, 1906
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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 | |
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Genus: | Camelopteryx
de Joannis, 1906
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Species: | C. multicolor
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Camelopteryx multicolor de Joannis, 1906
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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]