''Prolyonetia'' is an extinct genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Lyonetiidae. The single species ''Prolyonetia cockerelli''
Kusnetzov, 1941, has been described from
Baltic amber
The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but exactly when is controversial. It has been estimated that these forests created more than ...
.
References
External links
Butterflies and Moths of the World Generic Names and their Type-species
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Fossil Lepidoptera
Baltic amber
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