Camaegeria xanthopimplaeformis
Species of moth
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Camaegeria xanthopimplaeformis is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from eastern Madagascar.
| Camaegeria xanthopimplaeformis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Camaegeria |
| Species: | C. xanthopimplaeformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Camaegeria xanthopimplaeformis | |
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This species has a wingspan of 26 millimetres (1.0 in) with a length of the forewings of 12 mm (0.47 in). The forewings are hyaline with steel-blue reflects and the costal and marginal region blackish and bronze.[2] It can be distinguished by its yellow body.[3]
The holotype was collected by A.Seyrig North of Anivorano at the railroad Antananarivo-Toamasina.
