Lophocoronoidea is a superfamily of insects in the order Lepidoptera. There is a single extant genus, Lophocorona, in the family Lophocoronidae. These are small, primitive nocturnal moths restricted to Australia whose biology is largely unknown (Common, 1990; Kristensen and Nielsen, 1996; Kristensen, 1999).
A fossil genus Acanthocorona is known from the Burmese amber of Myanmar, dating to the early Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous, approximately 99 million years ago.
Fossil species
Acanthocorona Mey, Léger & Lien, 2021 A. skalskii (type) A. muelleri A. bowangi A. wichardi A. kuranishii A. sattleri A. spinifera
References
Common, I.F.B., (1990). Moths of Australia. 535 pages.
Sources Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders, edited by Christopher O'Toole, , 2002
External links
Tree of Life
Australian Lophocoronidae Lophocorona pediasia Australia's lophocoronid moths: evolution and conservation