Calledapteryx Explained

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]

Further reading

• Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. 2016. Pohl . Greg. Patterson . Bob. Pelham . Jonathan. 10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287. free.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 910006.00 – 7653 – Calledapteryx dryopterata – Brown Scoopwing Moth – Grote, 1868 . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . January 26, 2019.
2. Web site: Savela . Markku . Calledapteryx Grote, 1868 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 26, 2019.