Camptopsestis

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Camptopsestis
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Camptopsestis

Yoshimoto, 1983
Species:
C. malayana
Binomial name
Camptopsestis malayana
Yoshimoto, 1983

Camptopsestis is a monotypic moth genus in the family Drepanidae described by Yoshimoto in 1983.[1] Its only species, Camptopsestis malayana, was described by the same author in the same year. It is found on Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.[2] The habitat consists of peat swamp forests and lowland to high montane areas.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Camptopsestis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Camptopsestis Yoshimoto, 1983". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  3. ^ Moth Diversity at Sebangau Peat Swamp and Busang River Secondary Rain Forest, Central Kalimantan


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