Camptopsestis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Drepanidae |
Subfamily: | Thyatirinae |
Genus: | 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. Its only species, Camptopsestis malayana, was described by the same author in the same year. It is found on Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. The habitat consists of peat swamp forests and lowland to high montane areas.
References
- 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.
- Savela, Markku. "Camptopsestis Yoshimoto, 1983". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- Moth Diversity at Sebangau Peat Swamp and Busang River Secondary Rain Forest, Central Kalimantan
Taxon identifiers | |
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Camptopsestis |
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Camptopsestis malayana |
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