Biology:Undopterix
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Short description: Extinct genus of moths
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| Family: | †Eolepidopterigidae (disputed)
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| Genus: | †Undopterix Skalski, 1979
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Undopterix is an extinct genus of moths within the family Eolepidopterigidae, containing two species. Undopterix sukatshevae is known from Russia . The fossil remains are dated to the Lower Cretaceous.[1]
The second species, Undopterix cariensis is known from the Crato Formation in Brazil .
Taxonomy
Undopterix was initially classified in the Micropterigidae, but was later transferred to the Eolepidopterigidae family. It was designated as the type-genus for the new family Undopterigidae by Kozlov in 1988, but this is disputed.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q7884033 entry
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