Delitzschala

Delitzschala is an extinct palaeodictyopteran, the oldest known to science. It was discovered by two German entomologists in 1996. Delitzschala had a wingspan of just 2½ cm (1 in) and an irregular pattern of coloured spots on its wings. Although it was from Middle Carboniferous (Namurian),^[2] these spots were still visible in the fossil. It is possible that this camouflaged the animal, as it may have rested with its wings open as many modern-day insects do.

Delitzschala Temporal range: Namurian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	†Palaeodictyoptera
Family:	†Spilapteridae
Genus:	†Delitzschala Brauckmann et Schneider, 1996[1]
Species:	†D. bitterfeldensis
Binomial name
†Delitzschala bitterfeldensis Brauckmann et Schneider, 1996