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Caleta

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Caleta (butterfly)

Caleta is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae, mainly found in Southeast Asia. The common name Pierrot is used for some species. Caleta was erected by Fruhstorfer in 1922 in Seitz Gross. Schmett. Erde 9: 890.

In his generic classification of the Polyommatini , Hirowatari included 9 species in Caleta:

  • Caleta argola (Hewitson), [1876].
  • Caleta caleta (Hewitson), [1876].
  • Caleta celebensis (Staudinger), 1889.
  • Caleta decidia (Hewitson), [1876].
  • Caleta elna (Hewitson), [1876].
  • Caleta manovus ( Fruhstorfer), 1918.
  • Caleta mindarus (C. & R. Felder), [1865].
  • Caleta rhode (Hopffer), 1871.
  • Caleta roxus (Godart), [1824]

Recorded hostplants include Ziziphus oenoplia (Rhamnaceae)