''Prolyonetia'' is an extinct genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s in the family

Lyonetiidae Lyonetiidae is a family of moths with around 200 described species. These are small, slender moths, the wingspan rarely exceeding 1 cm. The very narrow forewings, held folded backwards covering the hindwings and abdomen, often have pointed G ...

. The single species ''Prolyonetia cockerelli'' Kusnetzov, 1941, has been described from

Baltic amber Baltic amber or succinite is amber from the Baltic region, home of its largest known deposits. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but exactly when is controversial. It has been estimated that this forested region provided the re ...

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Butterflies and Moths of the World Generic Names and their Type-species

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Fossil Lepidoptera Baltic amber Taxa named by Nikolai Kuznetsov (entomologist) {{paleo-Lepidoptera-stub