Insecta - Lepidoptera - Eolepidopterigidae
Full reference: A. W. Skalski. 1979. A new member of the family Micropterigidae (Lepidoptera) from the Lower Cretaceous of Transbaikalia. Paleontological Journal 13:206-214
Parent taxon: Eolepidopterigidae according to J. C. Sohn et al. 2012
See also Carpenter 1992 and Skalski 1979
Sister taxa: Aclemus, Akainalepidopteron, Daiopterix, Dynamilepidopteron, Eolepidopterix, Gracilepterix, Grammikolepidopteron, Longcapitalis, Netoxena, Palaeolepidopterix, Petilicorpus, Protosiberopterix, Quadruplecivena, Seresilepidopteron
Subtaxa: Undopterix caririensis Undopterix sukatshevae
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (1 collection)
• Jurassic of the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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