†Agathiphagama perdita Mey et al. 2021 (kauri moth)
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Insecta - Lepidoptera - Agathiphagidae
Full reference: W. Mey, T. Léger, and V. V. Lien. 2021. New taxa of extant and fossil primitive moths in South-East Asia and their biogeographic significance (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae, Agathiphagidae, Lophocoronidae). Nota Lepidopterologica 44:29-56
Belongs to Agathiphagama according to W. Mey et al. 2021
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NIGP 173715, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (NIGP collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Myanmar (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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