Prophalonia
Extinct genus of moths From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prophalonia is an extinct genus of moths in the family Incurvariidae. It was described by Rebel in 1936, and contained the species P. acutitarsella and P. gigas.[1] P. acutitarsellus was later transferred to Adelites.
| Prophalonia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Incurvariidae |
| Genus: | †Prophalonia Rebel, 1936 |
| Species: | †gigas |
| Binomial name | |
| †gigas Rebel, 1936 | |
Taxonomy
Prophalonia was established in the Tortricidae and later transferred to the Tineoidea.[2] It was included in the Incurvariidae by F. M. Carpenter in 1992.[3]
References
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