Incurvarites | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Incurvariidae |
Genus: | Incurvarites Rebel, 1934 |
Species: | I. alienella |
Binomial name | |
Incurvarites alienella Rebel, 1934 |
Incurvarites is an extinct genus of moths in the family Incurvariidae. It was described by Rebel in 1934, and contains the species Incurvarites alienella. The fossil was found in Baltic amber and is dated to Lutetian, Middle Eocene.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Incurvarites". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Incurvarites alienella |
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