†Aquisextana Théobald 1937 (gossamer-winged butterfly)
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Insecta - Lepidoptera - Lycaenidae
Full reference: N. Théobald. 1937. Notes complémentaire sur les insectes fossiles oligocènes des gypses d'Aix-en-Provence. Bulletin Mensuel de la Société des Sciences de Nancy (N. S. 5) 6:157-178
Parent taxon: Lycaenidae according to J. C. Sohn et al. 2012
See also Carpenter 1992
Sister taxon: Lycaenites
Subtaxa: Aquisextana irenaei
Type: Aquisextana irenaei
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Aix-en-Provence (Inst. Geol. Montpellier coll) (Oligocene of France)
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