Phylledestes
| Phylledestes Temporal range: Miocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Niels P. Kristensen & Andrzej W. Skalski (1998). Handbuch der Zoologie: eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches 1 (Part 35). Walter de Gruyter, Inc. p. 355.
- ↑ Butterflies and Moths of the World. "Phylledestes Cockerell, 1907 . Can. Ent. 39 : 188.". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
Further reading
- Cockerell, T. D. A. (1913). "The fauna of the Florissant, Colorado, shales". American Journal of Science. s4-36 (215): 498–500. doi:10.2475/ajs.s4-36.215.498. ISSN 0002-9599.
- Kristensen, Niels P. (1998). Handbuch Der Zoologie/Handbook of Zoology: Eine Naturgeschichte Der Stamme Des Tierreiches/a Natural History of the Phyla of the Animal Kingdom, Evolution, ... and Biology Lepidoptera, (German Edition). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 3-11-015704-7.