Biology:Eogeometer

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Short description: Extinct genus of moths within Geometridae

Eogeometer
Temporal range: Lutetian 44–44 Ma
Eogeometer valdens holotype 01.jpg
holotype in amber
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eogeometer
Fischer, Michalski, & Hausmann, 2019
Species:
E. vadens
Binomial name
Eogeometer vadens
Fischer, Michalski, & Hausmann, 2019

Eogeometer is a prehistoric genus of Ennomine geometer moths in the tribe Boarmiini.[1] The type and only species is Eogeometer vadens, the specimen of which measured about 5 mm (0.20 in), and was estimated to be 44 million years old, dating back to Eocene epoch. Both the genus and species were described by Thilo C. Fischer, Artur Michalski and Axel Hausmann in 2019 as the first geometrid caterpillar in Baltic amber.[1][2][3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q76436971 entry