Eolepidopterix Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. 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 . en . 89 . 4 . 617–621 . 10.1017/jpa.2015.39 . 2015JPal...89..617Z . 55526853 . 0022-3360.

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