Calapterote

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]

Calapterote
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Eupterotidae
Genus:
Calapterote

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

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

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Elachyophtalma butleri". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Calapterote Holland, 1900". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  3. Novitates Zoologicae 7 (3): 555


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