''Palaeolepidopterix'' is an extinct

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of small primitive metallic moths within the extinct family Eolepidopterigidae, containing one species, ''Palaeolepidopterix aurea''.nhm.ac.uk
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Fossil Lepidoptera Late Jurassic insects Jurassic insects of Asia

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