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

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Lophocoronoidea, Lepidoptera superfamilies Moths of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Coelolepida {{glossata-stub