†Agalope oshikirii Takahashi et al. 2024 (moth)
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Insecta - Lepidoptera - Zygaenidae
Full reference: Y. Takahashi, H. Aiba, and Y. Sakamaki. 2024. Agalope oshikirii n. sp., the first chalcosiine fossil (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae) from Akita Prefecture, Japan. Journal of Paleontology 99:128-134
Belongs to Agalope according to Y. Takahashi et al. 2024
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: OF-I74, a forewing. Its type locality is Kurotakibashi bridge, Sanzugawa caldera, which is in a Gelasian crater lake siltstone in the Sanzugawa Formation of Japan.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Kurotakibashi bridge, Sanzugawa caldera
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