Incurvarites
Extinct genus of moths
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Incurvarites is an extinct genus of moths in the family Incurvariidae. It was described by Rebel in 1934, and contains the species Incurvarites alienella.[1] The fossil was found in Baltic amber and is dated to Lutetian, Middle Eocene.
| Incurvarites | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Incurvariidae |
| Genus: | †Incurvarites Rebel, 1934 |
| Species: | †I. alienella |
| Binomial name | |
| †Incurvarites alienella Rebel, 1934 | |