Calledapteryx is a monotypic scoopwing moth genus in the family Uraniidae. Its only species, Calledapteryx dryopterata, the brown scoopwing moth, is found in eastern North America.[1] Both the genus and species were first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1868.[2][3][4][5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Uraniidae |
| Genus: | Calledapteryx Grote, 1868 |
| Species: | C. dryopterata
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| Calledapteryx dryopterata Grote, 1868
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References
edit- ^ "910006.00 – 7653 – Calledapteryx dryopterata – Brown Scoopwing Moth – Grote, 1868". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Calledapteryx Grote, 1868". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ "Calledapteryx Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ "Calledapteryx". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ "Calledapteryx Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
Further reading
edit- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
External links
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