†Forcepsites Fischer and Hörnig 2019 (moth)
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Insecta - Lepidoptera - Tineidae
Full reference: T. C. Fischer and M. K. Hörnig. 2019. Mating moths (Tineidae, Ditrysia, Lepidoptera) preserved as frozen behavior inclusion in Baltic Amber (Eocene). Palaeontologia Electronica 22(1.7A):1-11
Parent taxon: Tineidae according to T. C. Fischer and M. K. Hörnig 2019
Sister taxa: Acrolophinae, Architinea, Myrmecozelinae, Scardiinae, Tillyardineinae, Tinea, Tineinae, Tineitella
Subtaxa: Forcepsites michalskii
Type: Forcepsites michalskii
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baltic Amber (BSPG coll) (Eocene of Russian Federation)
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