†Paleolepidopterites florissantanus Cockerell 1907 (moth)
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Alternative combination: Tortrix florissantana
Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1907. A fossil tortricid moth. The Canadian Entomologist 39:416
Belongs to Paleolepidopterites according to M. Heikkilä et al. 2018
See also Cockerell 1907 and Sohn et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Paleolepidopterites destructus, Paleolepidopterites sadilenkoi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Florissant, Station 14, which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Florissant, Station 14
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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