Camelopteryx Explained

Camelopteryx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Camelopteryx multicolor, is found in Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.^[1] 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.^[2]

References

• Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Geometridae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . 2023 . Natural History Museum, London. 10.5519/s93616qw .

Notes and References

1. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2019 . Camelopteryx multicolor Joannis, 1906 . Afromoths . May 17, 2019 . November 10, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231110013141/https://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/CAMEMULT . live .
2. 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.