Phylledestes Cockerell 1907 (moth)

Insecta - Lepidoptera

Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1907. A fossil caterpillar. The Canadian Entomologist 39:187-188

Parent taxon: Lepidoptera according to J. C. Sohn et al. 2012

See also Carpenter 1992

Sister taxa: Agathiphagoidea, Aglossata, Angiospermivora, Archaeolepiidae, Ascololepidopterigidae, Bombycites, Chionaemopsis, Cyphanta, Diurni, Eolepidopterigina, Eucosmia, Gallerites, Heterobathmiina, Karataunia, Micropterigoidea, Monotrysia, Nocturni, Paleolepidopterites, Paralepidoptera, Petisca, Phalaena, Pyralites, Schaefferia, Sphingidites, Zalepidoptera, Zeugloptera

Subtaxa: Phylledestes vorax

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Type: Phylledestes vorax

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: Colorado collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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