Protolepis
| Protolepis Temporal range: Upper Jurassic | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Genus: | †Protolepis Kozlov, 1989 |
| Type species | |
| †Protolepis cuprealata Kozlov, 1989 | |
Protolepis is an extinct genus of butterfly from the Upper Jurassic of Karatau, Kazakhstan.[1] It contains only one species, Protolepis cuprealata. Its family and superfamily placement is uncertain.[2][3]
See also
- Prehistoric Lepidoptera
- Prehistoric insects
References
- ↑ Niels P. Kristensen & Andrzej W. Skalski (1998). Handbuch der Zoologie: eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches 1 (Part 35). Walter de Gruyter, Inc. p. 16.
- ↑ Butterflies and Moths of the World. "Karataunia Kozlov, 1989 . Paleontologicheskii Zh. 1989 (4) : 42.". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ↑ David A. Grimaldi & Michael S. Engel (2005). Evolution of the insects. Cambridge University Press. p. 564. ISBN 978-0-521-82149-0.