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]
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| Genus: | †Microperittia Kozlov, 1987 |
| Species: | †M. proboscifera |
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| †Microperittia proboscifera Kozlov, 1987 | |
References
- "MICROPERITTIA - Butterflies and Moths of the World". www.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- "Fossilworks: Microperittia probosciphera". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
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