Microperittia

Microperittia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Elachistidae
Genus:
†Microperittia

Kozlov, 1987
Species:
†M. proboscifera
Binomial name
†Microperittia proboscifera
Kozlov, 1987

Microperittia is an extinct genus of moths in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Kozlov in 1987.[1] It contains the species M. proboscifera, which was described from Baltic amber, more specifically Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.[2]

References

  1. ^ "MICROPERITTIA - Butterflies and Moths of the World". www.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  2. ^ "Fossilworks: Microperittia probosciphera". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.


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