''Camaegeria'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Sesiidae
The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a diurnality, diurnal moth family (biology), family in the order Lepidoptera known for their Batesian mimicry in both appearance and behaviour of various Hymenoptera.
The family consists of 165 genus, genera ...
. The genus was erected by
Embrik Strand
Embrik Strand (2 June 1876 – 3 November 1947) was an entomologist and arachnologist who classified many insect and spider species, including the greenbottle blue tarantula.
Life and career
Strand was born in Ål, Norway. He studied at t ...
in 1914.
Species
Species of this genus are:
[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.
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Camaegeria aristura''
(Meyrick, 1931)
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Camaegeria auripicta
''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
Meyrick is ...
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Strand, 1914
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Camaegeria exochiformis''
(Walker, 1856)
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Camaegeria lychnitis''
Bartsch & Berg, 2012
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Camaegeria massai''
Bartsch & Berg, 2012
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Camaegeria monogama
''Camaegeria monogama'' is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from Sierra Leone.
This species is black and the tip of the abdomen has red-orange scales. It is similar to ''Camaegeria auripicta'' Strand, 1914, '' Camaegeria aristura'' (M ...
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(Meyrick, 1932)
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Camaegeria polytelis''
Bartsch & Berg, 2012
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Camaegeria sophax
''Camaegeria sophax'' is a moth of the family Sesiidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1899. It is known from Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda and Zimbabwe
file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map
Zimbabwe, officia ...
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(Druce, 1899)
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Camaegeria sylvestralis''
(Viette, 1955)
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Camaegeria viettei''
Bartsch & Berg, 2012
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Camaegeria xanthomos''
Bartsch & Berg, 2012
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Camaegeria xanthopimplaeformis''
(Viette, 1956)
References
Sesiidae
Taxa named by Embrik Strand
Moth genera
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