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Lophocoronoidea

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.

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.

Sources

  • Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders, edited by Christopher O'Toole, , 2002

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