Biology:Phylledestes

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Short description: Extinct genus of butterflies


Phylledestes
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification e
Missing taxonomy template (fix): Incertae sedis/Lepidoptera
Genus: Phylledestes
Cockerell, 1907
Type species
Phylledestes vorax
Cockerell, 1907

Phylledestes is an extinct genus of butterfly from the Miocene shales of Florissant, Colorado.[1] It contains only one species, Phylledestes vorax, described from a fossil larva. Its family and superfamily placement is uncertain,[2] though it has been proposed to belong to the family Noctuidae of the superfamily Noctuoidea.[1]

See also

  • Prehistoric Lepidoptera
  • Prehistoric insects
  • Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q7188503 entry