Camaegeria auripicta

Camaegeria auripicta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Camaegeria
Species:	C. auripicta
Binomial name
	Camaegeria auripicta; Strand, 1914

Camaegeria auripicta is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from Cameroon.

This species has a wingspan of 19–25 mm, it is black, with greenish and blue-violet shine. It is close to Camaegeria aristura (Meyrick, 1931), Camaegeria monogama (Meyrick, 1932) and Camaegeria sophax (Druce, 1899)^[2]

References

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^ Bartsch D. & Berg J., 2012. New Species and review of the Afrotropical clearwing moths genus Camaegeria Strand, 1914 (Lep.:Sesiidae: Synanthedonini). – Zootaxa 3181: 28–46 (2012), preview

Strand, E. 1914a. Neue Lepidoptera aus Kamerun. Gesammelt von Herrn Leutnant v. Rothkirch und Panthen. – Archiv für Naturgeschichte 18(A)(1):41–49.

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