Gracilepterix Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989 (moth)

Insecta - Lepidoptera - Eolepidopterigidae

Full reference: R. G. Martins-Neto and M. A. Vulcano. 1989. Amphiesmenoptera (Trichoptera + Lepidoptera) na Formação Santana (Cretáceo Inferior), Bacia do Araripe, nordeste do Brasil. I - Lepidoptera (Insecta). Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 61:459-466

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

Sister taxa: Aclemus, Akainalepidopteron, Daiopterix, Dynamilepidopteron, Eolepidopterix, Grammikolepidopteron, Longcapitalis, Netoxena, Palaeolepidopterix, Petilicorpus, Protosiberopterix, Quadruplecivena, Seresilepidopteron, Undopterix

Subtaxa: Gracilepterix pulchra

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Type: Gracilepterix pulchra

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Crato (Vulcano collection) (Cretaceous of Brazil)

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