Microperittia

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]

Microperittia
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Microperittia

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

References

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


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