Palaeoelachista is an extinct genus of moths in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Kozlov in 1987.[1] It contains the species P. traugottolseni, which was described from Baltic amber in the Russian Federation. It is dated to the Eocene.[2]
| Palaeoelachista | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | †Palaeoelachista Kozlov, 1987 |
| Species: | †P. traugottolseni |
| Binomial name | |
| †Palaeoelachista traugottolseni Kozlov, 1987 | |
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