†Nymphalites atavus Charpentier 1843 (brush-footed butterfly)
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Insecta - Lepidoptera - Nymphalidae
Alternative combinations: Eugonia attavina, Sphinx atavus, Vanessa attavina
Full reference: T. Charpentier. 1843. Über einige fossile Insecten aus Radoboj in Croatien. Novorum Actorum Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum 20:399-410
Belongs to Nymphalites according to M. V. Kozlov 1988
See also Charpentier 1843, Heer 1849 and Scudder 1875
Sister taxa: Nymphalites obscurus, Nymphalites scudderi, Nymphalites zeuneri
Type specimen: Its type locality is Radoboj (Grätz Collection), which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Croatia
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Radoboj (Grätz Collection)
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