Name: Lepidoptera (Moth)
Phylum Arthropoda; Class Insecta; Order Lepidoptera
Geological Time: Lower Cretaceous (~125 m.y.a.)
Size: 25 mm body with 53 mm wingspan; Matrix: 65 mm by 75 mm
Fossil Site: Yixian Formation, Chao Yang, Liaoning Province of China
 The
Class Insecta is well represented in Liaoning and Hebei Provinces
of China, with over 500 species referable to over 100 families based
upon over 10,000 specimens. This fantastic diversity and exquisite
detail is unprecedented throughout the world. This one has been preserved
in the ventral position, allowing you to see the segmentation of the
abdomen. You can almost make out individual scales in the wings for
which the Lepidoptera are named. |
