Mioclanis is an extinct genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing one species Mioclanis shanwangiana which is known from Shandong in China. It is dated to the Middle Miocene, approximately 15 to 17 Myr.[1][2]
| Mioclanis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | †Mioclanis Zhang, Sun & Zhang, 1994 |
| Species: | †M. shanwangiana
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| Binomial name | |
| †Mioclanis shanwangiana Zhang, Sun & Zhang, 1994
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References
edit- ^ Harrison, Terry (2011-01-27). Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in Context: Volume 2: Fossil Hominins and the Associated Fauna. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 551. ISBN 978-90-481-9962-4.
- ^ Genise, Jorge Fernando (2016-10-31). Ichnoentomology: Insect Traces in Soils and Paleosols. Springer. p. 345. ISBN 978-3-319-28210-7.
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