Protolepis
Extinct genus of butterflies / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Protolepis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | incertae sedis |
Genus: | †Protolepis Kozlov, 1989 |
Type species | |
†Protolepis cuprealata Kozlov, 1989 |
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