''Calopteron'' is a genus of

net-winged beetle The Lycidae are a family in the beetle order Coleoptera, members of which are commonly called net-winged beetles. These beetles are cosmopolitan, being found in Nearctic, Palearctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical, Oriental, and Australian ecoregion ...

s in the family

Lycidae The Lycidae are a family in the beetle order Coleoptera, members of which are commonly called net-winged beetles. These beetles are cosmopolitan, being found in Nearctic, Palearctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical, Oriental, and Australian ecoregions ...

. They are toxic and have

aposematic Aposematism is the advertising by an animal to potential predators that it is not worth attacking or eating. This unprofitability may consist of any defences which make the prey difficult to kill and eat, such as toxicity, venom, foul taste o ...

coloration. Some species of moths are mimics (''

Lycomorpha pholus ''Lycomorpha pholus'', the black-and-yellow lichen moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to North Carolina, west to South Dakota and Texas. The habitat consists of short-grass prairie. The wingspan ...

'', ''

Pyromorpha dimidiata ''Pyromorpha dimidiata'', the orange-patched smoky moth, is a species of leaf skeletonizer moth of the family Zygaenidae found in eastern North America. Description Adults Adult wings are typically held horizontally over the abdomen when at r ...

''). There are about 13 described species in ''Calopteron''.

Species

These 13 species belong to the genus ''Calopteron'': * ''

Calopteron anxium ''Calopteron'' is a genus of net-winged beetles in the family Lycidae. They are toxic and have aposematic coloration. Some species of moths are mimics (''Lycomorpha pholus'', '' Pyromorpha dimidiata''). There are about 13 described species in ...

'' Bourgeois, 1879 * ''

Calopteron cyanipenne ''Calopteron'' is a genus of net-winged beetles in the family Lycidae. They are toxic and have aposematic coloration. Some species of moths are mimics (''Lycomorpha pholus'', '' Pyromorpha dimidiata''). There are about 13 described species in ...

'' Pic, 1922 * '' Calopteron discrepans'' (Newman, 1838) (banded net-winged beetle) * ''

Calopteron leovazquezae ''Calopteron'' is a genus of net-winged beetles in the family Lycidae. They are toxic and have aposematic coloration. Some species of moths are mimics (''Lycomorpha pholus'', '' Pyromorpha dimidiata''). There are about 13 described species in ...

'' Zaragoza-Caballero, 1996 * ''

Calopteron megalopteron ''Calopteron'' is a genus of net-winged beetles in the family Lycidae. They are toxic and have aposematic coloration. Some species of moths are mimics (''Lycomorpha pholus'', '' Pyromorpha dimidiata''). There are about 13 described species in ...

'' LeConte, 1861 * ''

Calopteron quadraticollle ''Calopteron'' is a genus of net-winged beetles in the family Lycidae. They are toxic and have aposematic coloration. Some species of moths are mimics (''Lycomorpha pholus'', '' Pyromorpha dimidiata''). There are about 13 described species in ...

'' Taschenberg, 1874 * ''

Calopteron reticulatum ''Calopteron reticulatum'', also known as the reticulated net-winged beetle, is a species of net-winged beetle in the family Lycidae. It is also known as the banded net-winged beetle, though that name is also used for the closely-related and simil ...

'' (Fabricius, 1775) (banded net-wing) * ''

Calopteron scenicum ''Calopteron'' is a genus of net-winged beetles in the family Lycidae. They are toxic and have aposematic coloration. Some species of moths are mimics (''Lycomorpha pholus'', '' Pyromorpha dimidiata''). There are about 13 described species in ...

'' Bourgeois, 1889 * ''

Calopteron serratum ''Calopteron'' is a genus of net-winged beetles in the family Lycidae. They are toxic and have aposematic coloration. Some species of moths are mimics (''Lycomorpha pholus'', '' Pyromorpha dimidiata''). There are about 13 described species in ...

'' (L., 1758) * ''

Calopteron terminale ''Calopteron terminale'', the end band net-wing, is a species of net-winged beetle in the family Lycidae The Lycidae are a family in the beetle order Coleoptera, members of which are commonly called net-winged beetles. These beetles are cosmo ...

'' (Say, 1823) (end band net-wing) * ''

Calopteron terminatum ''Calopteron'' is a genus of net-winged beetles in the family Lycidae. They are toxic and have aposematic coloration. Some species of moths are mimics (''Lycomorpha pholus'', '' Pyromorpha dimidiata''). There are about 13 described species in ...

'' Latreille, 1833 * ''

Calopteron tricolor ''Calopteron'' is a genus of net-winged beetles in the family Lycidae. They are toxic and have aposematic coloration. Some species of moths are mimics (''Lycomorpha pholus'', '' Pyromorpha dimidiata''). There are about 13 described species in ...

'' Olivier, 1790 * ''

Calopteron tropicum ''Calopteron'' is a genus of net-winged beetles in the family Lycidae. They are toxic and have aposematic coloration. Some species of moths are mimics (''Lycomorpha pholus'', '' Pyromorpha dimidiata''). There are about 13 described species in ...

'' (L., 1764)

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