Trichomyia lengleti

Trichomyia lengleti; Temporal range: Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Psychodidae
Genus:	Trichomyia
Species:	†T. lengleti
Binomial name
	†Trichomyia lengleti; Lak et al., 2008

Trichomyia lengleti is an extinct species of Cretaceous fly found in the Charentes region of France.^[1]^[2]

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It was discovered in 2008 when x-ray technology was used to peer into opaque pieces of amber.

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