Palaeoelachista

<i>Palaeoelachista</i>

Palaeoelachista

Extinct genus of moths

Palaeoelachista is an extinct genus of moths in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Kozlov in 1987.[1] It contains the species P. traugottolseni, which was described from Baltic amber in the Russian Federation. It is dated to the Eocene.[2]

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References

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    Butterflies and Moths of the World
  2. [2]
    Fossilworks


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