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
Type: Gracilepterix pulchra
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Crato (Vulcano collection) (Cretaceous of Brazil)
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