MOTH
FOSSIL NO: AI0199
AGE: 50 million years
TERM: Eocene
LOCATION: Baltic, Kaliningrad, Russia
LIVING SPECIMENS:   
PICTURE DETAILS:
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OTHER INFORMATION:
The moth is an insect species closely resembling a butterfly. Both butterflies and moths are members of the order Lepidoptera. The 50-million-year-old moth in the picture, no different to present-day specimens, again confirms that living things were never subjected to evolution.