Biology:Culoptila aguilerai

Short description: Extinct species of caddisfly

Culoptila aguilerai Temporal range: Middle Miocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Trichoptera
Family:	Glossosomatidae
Genus:	Culoptila
Species:	C. aguilerai
Binomial name
Culoptila aguilerai Wichard et al., 2006

Culoptila aguilerai is a species of caddisfly, known from fossils preserved in Mexican amber. The species is named after Eliseo Palacios Aguilera.

References

• Wichard, Wilfried; Mónica M. Solórzano Kraemer; Claus Luer (2006-12-11). "First caddisfly species from Mexican amber (Insecta: Trichoptera)". Zootaxa 1378: 37–48. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2181254 entry