Eolepidopterix
Eolepidopterix is an extinct genus of moths within the family Eolepidopterigidae, containing one species, Eolepidopterix jurassica, which is known from Russia.[1] The fossil remains are dated to the Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous.
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| Genus: | †Eolepidopterix Rasnitsyn, 1983 |
| Species: | †E. jurassica |
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| †Eolepidopterix jurassica Rasnitsyn, 1983 | |
References
- Zhang, Wei-Ting; Shih, Chung-Kun; Labandeira, Conrad C.; Ren, Dong (July 2015). "A new taxon of a primitive moth (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Eolepidopterigidae) from the latest Middle Jurassic of northeastern China". Journal of Paleontology. 89 (4): 617–621. Bibcode:2015JPal...89..617Z. doi:10.1017/jpa.2015.39. ISSN 0022-3360. S2CID 55526853.
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