Phylledestes vorax Cockerell 1907 (moth)

Insecta - Lepidoptera

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

Belongs to Phylledestes according to J. C. Sohn et al. 2012

See also Cockerell 1907

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: UCM 4608, a nymph (caterpillar). Its type locality is Florissant, Station 14, which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: Colorado collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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