Epiborkhausenites

Ep-e-bork-how-sen-e-teez.
By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Stewart, J. (2013, July 18). Epiborkhausenites. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/epiborkhausenites/

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Name

Epiborkhausenites.

Phonetic

Ep-e-bork-how-sen-e-teez.

Named By

A.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Skalski‭ ‬-‭ ‬1973.

Classification

Arthopoda,‭ ‬Insecta,‭ ‬Lepidoptera,‭ ‬Oecophoridae.

Diet

Detritivore‭?

Species

E.‭ ‬obscurotrimaculatus‭

Size

Forewings‭ ‬4.3‭ ‬millimetres long.

Known locations

Lithuania.

Time Period

Bartonian of the Eocene.

Fossil representation

Almost complete female moth preserved in amber.

In Depth

       Epiborkhausenites is a genus of moth that lived in Europe during the Eocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Studies on the Lepidoptera from fossil resins.‭ ‬Part II.‭ ‬Epiborkausenites obscurotrimaculatus gen.‭ ‬et sp.‭ ‬nov.‭ (‬Oecophoridae‭) ‬and a tineid-moth discovered in the Baltic amber.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Acta Palaeontologica Polonica‭ ‬18:153-160.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Skalski‭ ‬-‭ ‬1973.

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