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Pterophorus oligocenicus

Synonyms: Merrifieldia oligocenicus

Wikipedia Abstract

Pterophorus oligocenus is an extinct moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is the only known fossil of the Pterophoridae family. It was discovered near Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone in France. It is a late Oligocene fossil, dated to 25-30 million years BP.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0