Hepialoidea
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Hepialoidea is the superfamily of "ghost moths" and "swift moths". See Kristensen (1999) for a broad review.
) has been described from the about 35 million year old Bembridge
Marls of Isle of Wight. A mid-Miocene
hepialoid fossil is also known from China.
Fossils
Fossil Hepialoidea appear to be few. Prohepialus (possibly HepialidaeHepialidae
The Hepialidae is a family of insects in the lepidopteran order. Moths of this family are often referred to as swift moths or ghost moths.-Taxonomy and systematics:...
) has been described from the about 35 million year old Bembridge
Bembridge
Bembridge is an affluent village and civil parish located on the easternmost point of the Isle of Wight. It had a population of 3,848 according to the 2001 census of the United Kingdom, leading to claims by residents that Bembridge is the largest village in England, and occasional claims that it is...
Marls of Isle of Wight. A mid-Miocene
Miocene
The Miocene is a geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about . The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell. Its name comes from the Greek words and and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern sea invertebrates than the Pliocene. The Miocene follows the Oligocene...
hepialoid fossil is also known from China.
Sources
- Kristensen, N. P.. (1999). The homoneurous Glossata. pp. 51–63 In: Kristensen, N.P. (ed.), Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies, 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbook of Zoology, volume 4 (35). Walter de Gruyter. Berlin, New York.
- Common Name Index