Micropterix immensipalpa
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Micropterix immensipalpa is an extinct species of moth
belonging to the family Micropterigidae
. It was described by Kuznezov in 1941. It is only known from the single type specimen in Baltic amber
.
The species has been described as an Eriocraniid moth under the new genus name Electrocrania. Kozlov interpreted the incomplete venation in the sense of a Micropterigid moth and has consequently transferred the species to genus Micropterix
, although no traceable apomorphy in that specimen is kwown that would allow a certain assignment even to the Micropterigidae
.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
belonging to the family Micropterigidae
Micropterigidae
Micropterigoidea is the superfamily of "mandibulate archaic moths", all placed in the single family Micropterigidae, containing currently about 20 living genera. They are considered the most primitive extant lineage of Lepidoptera ....
. It was described by Kuznezov in 1941. It is only known from the single type specimen in Baltic amber
Baltic amber
The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite, with about 80% of the world's known amber found there. It dates from 44 million years ago...
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The species has been described as an Eriocraniid moth under the new genus name Electrocrania. Kozlov interpreted the incomplete venation in the sense of a Micropterigid moth and has consequently transferred the species to genus Micropterix
Micropterix
Micropterix is a genus of small primitive metallic moths in the insect order Lepidoptera within the family Micropterigidae that is distributed across Europe south to North Africa and east as far as Japan...
, although no traceable apomorphy in that specimen is kwown that would allow a certain assignment even to the Micropterigidae
Micropterigidae
Micropterigoidea is the superfamily of "mandibulate archaic moths", all placed in the single family Micropterigidae, containing currently about 20 living genera. They are considered the most primitive extant lineage of Lepidoptera ....
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