Palaeolepidopterix Explained

Palaeolepidopterix is an extinct genus of small primitive metallic moths within the extinct family Eolepidopterigidae, containing one species, Palaeolepidopterix aurea.[1] It is known from the Late Jurassic (Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian) Karabastau Formation of Kazakhstan.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/entomologydev/butmoth/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=21044.0 nhm.ac.uk