| Culoptila aguilerai Temporal range: Middle Miocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Trichoptera |
| Family: | Glossosomatidae |
| Genus: | Culoptila |
| Species: | C. aguilerai |
| Binomial name | |
| Culoptila aguilerai Wichard et al., 2006 | |
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