''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
Rev William Jacob Holland FRSE LLD (August 16, 1848 – December 13, 1932) was the eighth Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh (1891–1901) and Director of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. He was an accomplished zoologist and paleontolo ...
in 1900.
The
wingspan is 42 mm. Adults are uniform pale ochreous, shading into very pale brown on the forewings.
''Novitates Zoologicae'' 7 (3): 555
References
Moths described in 1900
Eupterotidae
Monotypic moth genera
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