†Longcapitalis excelsus Zhang et al. 2013 (moth)
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Insecta - Lepidoptera - Eolepidopterigidae
Full reference: W. T. Zhang, C. K. Shih, C. C. Labandeira and D. Ren. 2013. Taxonomic names, in New fossil Lepidoptera (Insecta: Amphiesmenoptera) from the Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation of northeastern China. PLoS One 8(11):e79500
Belongs to Longcapitalis according to W. T. Zhang et al. 2016
See also Zhang et al. 2013
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CNU-LEP-NN2012025, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Daohugou (CNU 2012 collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Jurassic of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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