Praemendesia

Praemendesia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Praemendesia
Kozlov, 1987
Species:
P. minima
Binomial name
Praemendesia minima
Kozlov, 1987

Praemendesia is an extinct genus of moths in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Kozlov in 1987.[1] It contains the species P. minima, which was described from Baltic amber in Russia. It is dated to the Eocene.[2]

References

  1. ^ Museum, Natural History; Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (2023-02-17). "Butterflies and Moths of the World". doi:10.5519/s93616qw. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2025-03-15.