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Camaegeria auripicta is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from Cameroon.

Camaegeria auripicta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Camaegeria
Species:	C. auripicta
Binomial name
Camaegeria auripicta Strand, 1914[1]

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, 1931), Camaegeria monogama (Meyrick, 1932) and Camaegeria sophax (Druce, 1899)[2]

References

Wikispecies has information related to Camaegeria auripicta.

• Strand, E. 1914a. Neue Lepidoptera aus Kamerun. Gesammelt von Herrn Leutnant v. Rothkirch und Panthen. – Archiv für Naturgeschichte 18(A)(1):41–49.

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