Protolepis is an extinct genus of butterfly from the Upper Jurassic of Karatau, Kazakhstan.[1] It contains only one species, Protolepis cuprealata. Its family and superfamily placement is uncertain.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | †Protolepis Kozlov, 1989 |
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| †Protolepis cuprealata Kozlov, 1989
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References edit
- ^ Niels P. Kristensen & Andrzej W. Skalski (1998). Handbuch der Zoologie: eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches. Vol. 1. Walter de Gruyter, Inc. p. 16. ISBN 9783110157048.
- ^ Butterflies and Moths of the World. "Karataunia Kozlov, 1989 . Paleontologicheskii Zh. 1989 (4) : 42". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
- ^ David A. Grimaldi & Michael S. Engel (2005). Evolution of the insects. Cambridge University Press. p. 564. ISBN 978-0-521-82149-0.
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