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Claterna is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Francis Walker in 1858. Its only species, Claterna cydonia, was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1775.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyErebidae

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Claterna
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Claterna (Calpinae)
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Claterna is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Francis Walker in 1858. Its only species, Claterna cydonia, was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1775.

==Description== Species are similar to Episparis, differ in the palpi having a longer third joint and ciliated antennae in the male. Hindwings with angled outer margin instead of being produced to a point. Female with the outer margin of both wings very slightly angled.

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