A calypter is either of two posterior lobes of the posterior margin of the forewing of flies between the extreme posterior wing base and the alula, which covers the halteres. Insect wings are outgrowths of the Insect Exoskeleton that enable insects to fly. True flies are Insects of the Order Diptera ( Greek: di = two and pteron = wing possessing a single pair of This article is about the Alula feather For the Finnish ornithological journal of the same name see Alula (journal; for the Hawaiian plant see Brighamia This article concerns insect anatomy For halteres as used in ancient sports see Halteres (ancient Greece Halteres (hælˈtɪəriːz singular
The lower calypter is the proximal calypter (synonyms: squama (of some authors), tegula ) and the upper calypter is the distal calypter (synonym: squamula).
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