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Micropterigidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Family

Scientific name
  
Micropterigidae

Higher classification
  
Micropterigoidea

Order
  
Butterflies and moths


Suborder
  
ZeuglopteraChapman, 1917

Superfamily
  
MicropterigoideaHerrich-Schäffer, 1855

Similar
  
Butterflies and moths, Eriocraniidae, Incurvariidae, Insect, Tischerioidea

Micropterigoidea is the superfamily of "mandibulate archaic moths", all placed in the single family Micropterigidae, containing currently about 20 living genera. They are considered the most primitive extant lineage of Lepidoptera (Kristensen, 1999).

Micropterigidae 01 Micropterigidae British Lepidoptera

Genera

Micropterigidae Micropterigidae

  • Micropterix Hübner, 1825
  • Epimartyria Walsingham, 1898
  • Issikiomartyria Hashimoto, 2006
  • Kurokopteryx Hashimoto, 2006
  • Micropardalis Meyrick, 1912
  • Neomicropteryx Issiki, 1931
  • Palaeomicra Meyrick, 1888
  • Palaeomicroides Issiki, 1931
  • Paramartyria Issiki, 1931
  • Vietomartyria Mey, 1997
  • Sabatinca F. Walker, 1863
  • Agrionympha Meyrick, 1921
  • Hypomartyria Kristensen & Nielsen 1982
  • Squamicornia Kristensen & Nielsen, 1982
  • Austromartyria Gibbs, 2010
  • Tasmantrix Gibbs, 2010
  • Zealandopterix Gibbs, 2010
  • Aureopterix Gibbs, 2010
  • Nannopterix Gibbs, 2010
  • †Auliepterix Kozlov, 1989
  • †Palaeolepidopterix Kozlov, 1989
  • †Palaeosabatinca Kozlov, 1989
  • †Parasabatinca Whalley, 1978
  • †Baltimartyria Skalski, 1995
  • †Moleropterix Engel & Kinzelbach, 2008



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    Micropterigidae Hants Moths Micropterigidae to Eriocraniidae

    References

    Micropterigidae Wikipedia
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