Adelopsyche
Extinct genus of moths
Adelopsyche | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Psychidae |
Genus: | †Adelopsyche Cockerell, 1926 |
Species: | †A. frustans |
Binomial name | |
†Adelopsyche frustans Cockerell, 1926 |
Adelopsyche is an extinct genus of moths in the family Psychidae. The single species, Adelopsyche frustans, was found in the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in Colorado, United States. The fossil is dated to the Late Eocene.
References
- Sohn, J.-C. et al. 2012: An annotated catalog of fossil and subfossil Lepidoptera (Insecta: Holometabola) of the world. Zootaxa, 3286: 1–132.
External links
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
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