Calycopteryx

Calycopteryx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Micropezidae
Genus: Calycopteryx
Eaton, 1875
Species:
C. mosleyi
Binomial name
Calycopteryx mosleyi
Eaton, 1875

Calycopteryx is a genus of stilt-legged fly with only a single recognized species, the Calycopteryx mosleyi (sometimes misspelled moseleyi) native to the Kerguelen Islands and Heard Island of the south Indian Ocean,[1][2] first described by Alfred Edwin Eaton in 1875.[3] It is characterized by its tiny size and flightlessness.[4]

  1. ^ "Calycopteryx mosleyi". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  2. ^ "Calycopteryx Eaton, 1875". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  3. ^ Devlin, C. Leah (2022-12-14). "Alfred Eaton: a Victorian naturalist at the ends of the world". Polar Research. 41. doi:10.33265/polar.v41.8420. ISSN 1751-8369.
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