Biology:Calapterote
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Short description: Genus of moths
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| Genus: | Calapterote Holland, 1900
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| Species: | C. butleri
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| Calapterote butleri Holland, 1900
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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
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Elachyophtalma butleri". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=57828.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Calapterote Holland, 1900". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/bombycoidea/eupterotidae/calapterote/. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ↑ Novitates Zoologicae 7 (3): 555
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Wikidata ☰ Q13448237 entry
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