Protolepis
Extinct genus of butterflies
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Protolepis is an extinct genus of butterfly from the Upper Jurassic of Karatau, Kazakhstan.[1] It contains only one species, Protolepis cuprealata. Its family and superfamily placement is uncertain.[2][3]
| Protolepis Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Protolepis Kozlov, 1989 |
| Type species | |
| †Protolepis cuprealata Kozlov, 1989 | |
