Lophocoronoidea
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Lophocoronoidea is a superfamily of insects in the order Lepidoptera. There is a single extant genus, Lophocorona, in the family Lophocoronidae. These are small, primitive nocturnal moths restricted to Australia whose biology is largely unknown (Common, 1990; Kristensen and Nielsen, 1996; Kristensen, 1999).
A fossil genus Acanthocorona is known from the Burmese amber of Myanmar, dating to the early Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous, approximately 99 million years ago.[1]
Fossil species
- Acanthocorona Mey, Léger & Lien, 2021
- A. skalskii (type)
- A. muelleri
- A. bowangi
- A. wichardi
- A. kuranishii
- A. sattleri
- A. spinifera
References
- Common, I.F.B., (1990). Moths of Australia. 535 pages.
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Sources
- Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders, edited by Christopher O'Toole, Template:ISBN, 2002
External links
- Tree of Life
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- Australian Lophocoronidae
- Lophocorona pediasia
- Australia's lophocoronid moths: evolution and conservation
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