Biology:Calapterote

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Short description: Genus of moths

Calapterote
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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Genus:
Calapterote

Holland, 1900
Species:
C. butleri
Binomial name
Calapterote butleri
Holland, 1900
Synonyms
  • Elachyophtalma butleri Holland, 1900

Calapterote is a monotypic moth genus in the family Eupterotidae. Its only species, Calapterote butleri, is found on Buru in Indonesia. Both the genus and species were described by William Jacob Holland in 1900.[1][2]

The wingspan is 42 mm. Adults are uniform pale ochreous, shading into very pale brown on the forewings.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13448237 entry