Praemendesia

Praemendesia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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. It contains the species P. minima, which was described from Baltic amber in Russia. It is dated to the Eocene.

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.