Incurvarites is an extinct genus of moths in the family Incurvariidae. It was described by Rebel in 1934, and contains the species Incurvarites alienella.[1] The fossil was found in Baltic amber and is dated to Lutetian, Middle Eocene.

Incurvarites
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Incurvarites

Rebel, 1934
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I. alienella
Binomial name
Incurvarites alienella
Rebel, 1934

References edit

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Incurvarites​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.