Biology:Copromorpha fossilis

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Short description: Extinct species of moth

Copromorpha fossilis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Copromorphidae
Genus: Copromorpha
Species:
C. fossilis
Binomial name
Copromorpha fossilis
Jarzembowski, 1980

Copromorpha fossilis is an extinct species of moth in the Copromorphidae family. It was described from the Bembridge Marls of the Isle of Wight, a rock formation of Oligocene age, about 35 million years old.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13496852 entry