Protolepis

Protolepis is an extinct genus of butterfly from the Upper Jurassic of Karatau, Kazakhstan.^[1] It contains only one species, Protolepis cuprealata. Its family and superfamily placement is uncertain.^[2][3]

Protolepis Temporal range: Upper Jurassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	incertae sedis
Genus:	†Protolepis Kozlov, 1989
Type species
†Protolepis cuprealata Kozlov, 1989

See also

• Prehistoric Lepidoptera