''Caligatus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Euteliidae
Euteliidae is a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote
Augustus Radcliffe Grote (February 7, 1841 – September 12, 1903) was a British entomologist who described over 1,000 species ...
. The genus was erected by
William Wing
William Wing (1827 - 9 January 1855, London) was an English zoological illustrator and entomologist. He was a member of the Entomological Society of London from 1847 and in 1853-1854 assisted John William Douglas his role as minutes secretar ...
in 1850.
Species
*''
Caligatus angasii''
Wing, 850
''For codepage, see CP850.''
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Year 850 (Roman numerals, DCCCL) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* February 1 – King Ramiro I of A ...
/small> Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Zaire, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa
*'' Caligatus dinota'' (Viette, 1958) Madagascar
*'' Caligatus splendissima'' (Viette, 1958) Madagascar
References
Euteliinae
Noctuoidea genera
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