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 Elachistidae family. 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
- ↑ "MICROPERITTIA - Butterflies and Moths of the World". www.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ↑ "Fossilworks: Microperittia probosciphera". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
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