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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eupterotidae |
| Genus: | Calapterote Holland, 1900 |
| Species: | C. butleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Calapterote butleri Holland, 1900
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The wingspan is 42 mm (1.7 in). Adults are uniform pale ochreous, shading into very pale brown on the forewings.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Calapterote Holland, 1900". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ^ Novitates Zoologicae 7 (3): 555
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