Micropterigidae

Family of primitive moths

Micropterigidae

Temporal range: Middle Jurassic–Present

PreꞒ

Micropterix aureoviridella (Höfner, 1898)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Suborder:  | Zeugloptera
Chapman, 1917[1]
Superfamily:  | Micropterigoidea
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Family:  | Micropterigidae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Genera

See text

Diversity
About 180 species

Micropterigoidea is the superfamily of "mandibulate archaic moths", all placed in the single family Micropterigidae, containing currently about twenty living genera. They are considered the most primitive extant lineage of lepidoptera (Kristensen, 1999), and the sole superfamily in the suborder Zeugloptera. The name comes from the Greek for mikros, little and pterux, a wing.[2] Unique among the Lepidoptera, these moths have chewing mouthparts rather than a proboscis, and are seen feeding, often in large aggregations, on the pollen of the flowers of many herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees.[3][4] The fossil record of the group goes back to the middle-late Jurassic with the earliest known species being Auliepterix from the Karabastau Formation in Kazakhstan.

Presumed phylogenetic relationships within Micropterigidae based on Gibbs (2010)

## Genera[edit]

* Micropterix Hübner, 1825
* Epimartyria Walsingham, 1898
* Issikiomartyria Hashimoto, 2006
* Kurokopteryx Hashimoto, 2006
* Neomicropteryx Issiki, 1931
* Palaeomicroides Issiki, 1931
* Paramartyria Issiki, 1931
* Vietomartyria Mey, 1997
* Sabatinca 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

### Extinct genera[edit]

* †Archmosaicus Zhang, Deng et Ren, 2020 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
* † Auliepterix Kozlov, 1989 Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Callovian/Oxfordian Hotont Formation, Mongolia, Aptian
* † Baltimartyria Skalski, 1995 Baltic amber, Eocene
* †Electrocrania Kuznetsov 1941 Baltic amber, Eocene
* † Moleropterix Engel & Kinzelbach, 2008 Fur Formation, Denmark, Ypresian
* † Palaeosabatinca Kozlov, 1989 Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian
* † Parasabatinca Whalley, 1978 Lebanese amber, Barremian, Crato Formation, Brazil, Aptian

## References[edit]

1. ^ van Nieukerken et al (2011) Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness, Zootaxa 3148, 212-221
2. ^ Smith, Frank. "Microlepidoptera (Micro-Moths)". Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Federation for Biological Recorders. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
3. ^ Sterling, Phil; Parsons, Mark; Lewington, Richard (2012). Field Guide to the Micromoths of Great Britain and Ireland. Milton-on-Stour: British Wildlife Publishing. p. 46\. ISBN 978-0-9564902-1-6.
4. ^ Heath, John (1983). Micropterigidae. In The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 1. Colchester: Harley Books. p. 151\. ISBN 0-946589-15-1.

* Kristensen, N. P., and E. S. Nielsen. 1979. A new subfamily of micropterigid moths from South America. A contribution to the morphology and phylogeny of the Micropterigidae, with a generic catalogue of the family (Lepidoptera: Zeugloptera). Steenstrupia 5(7):69–147.
* Kristensen, N. P. (1999). The non-Glossatan Moths. Ch. 4, pp. 41–49 in Kristensen, N. P. (Ed.). Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies. Volume 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbuch der Zoologie. Eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches / Handbook of Zoology. A Natural History of the phyla of the Animal Kingdom. Band / Volume IV Arthropoda: Insecta Teilband / Part 35: 491 pp. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York.

## Sources[edit]

* O'Toole, Christopher. 2002. Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders. ISBN 1-55297-612-2.

## External links[edit]

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* Tree of Life
* Microleps U.S.A. Nearctic
* Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2003 onwards. British insects: the families of Lepidoptera. Version: 29 December 2011 Detailed description and figures including wing venation.

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Arthropoda \- Insecta \- Superfamilies of Lepidoptera

Butterflies|

* Hedyloidea
* Hesperioidea
* Papilionoidea

Larger Moths|

* Bombycoidea
* Calliduloidea
* Cimelioidea
* Drepanoidea
* Geometroidea
* Immoidea
* Lasiocampoidea
* Mimallonoidea
* Noctuoidea
* Sphingoidea

Microlepidoptera|

Monotrysia

Andesianoidea
Adeloidea
Palaephatoidea
Nepticuloidea
Tischerioidea

Ditrysian micros

Acanthopteroctetoidea
Alucitoidea
Choreutoidea
Copromorphoidea
Cossoidea
Epermenioidea
Galacticoidea
Gelechioidea
Gracillarioidea
Hyblaeoidea
Pterophoroidea
Pyraloidea
Schreckensteinioidea
Sesioidea
Simaethistoidea
Thyridoidea
Tineoidea
Tortricoidea
Urodoidea
Whalleyanoidea
Yponomeutoidea
Zygaenoidea

Basal lineages

Agathiphagoidea
Eriocranioidea
Hepialoidea
Heterobathmioidea
Lophocoronoidea
Micropterigoidea
Mnesarchaeoidea
Neopseustoidea

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Extant Lepidoptera families

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Arthropoda
* Class: Insecta
* Subclass: Pterygota
* Infraclass: Neoptera
* Superorder: Endopterygota

Suborder Zeugloptera

| Micropterigoidea|

Micropterigidae (mandibulate archaic moths)

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Suborder Aglossata

| Agathiphagoidea|

Agathiphagidae (kauri moths)

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Suborder Heterobathmiina

| Heterobathmioidea|

Heterobathmiidae

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Suborder Glossata

| Dacnonypha|

| Eriocranioidea|

* Eriocraniidae

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Acanthoctesia|

| Acanthopteroctetoidea|

* Acanthopteroctetidae (archaic sun moths)

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Lophocoronina|

| Lophocoronoidea|

Lophocoronidae

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Neopseustina|

| Neopseustoidea|

* Aenigmatineidae
* Neopseustidae (archaic bell moths)

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Exoporia|

| Hepialoidea|

* Anomosetidae
* Hepialidae (swift moths, ghost moths)
* Neotheoridae (Amazonian primitive ghost moths)
* Palaeosetidae (miniature ghost moths)
* Prototheoridae (African primitive ghost moths)

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Mnesarchaeoidea|

* Mnesarchaeidae (New Zealand primitive moths)

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| Adeloidea|

Adelidae (fairy longhorn moths)
Cecidosidae
Heliozelidae
Incurvariidae
Prodoxidae (yucca moths)

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Andesianoidea|

* Andesianidae (Andean endemic moths)

Nepticuloidea|

Nepticulidae (pigmy, or midget moths)
Opostegidae (white eyecap moths)

Palaephatoidea|

Palaephatidae (Gondwanaland moths)

Tischerioidea|

Tischeriidae (trumpet leaf miner moths)

| Simaethistoidea|

Simaethistidae

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Tineoidea|

Acrolophidae (burrowing webworm moths)
Arrhenophanidae
Eriocottidae (Old World spiny-winged moths)
Psychidae (bagworm moths)
Tineidae (fungus moths)

Gracillarioidea|

Bucculatricidae (ribbed cocoon makers)
Douglasiidae (Douglas moths)
Gracillariidae
Roeslerstammiidae

Yponomeutoidea|

Acrolepiidae (false diamondback moths)
Bedelliidae
Glyphipterigidae (sedge moths)
Heliodinidae
Lyonetiidae
Plutellidae
Yponomeutidae (ermine moths)
Ypsolophidae

Gelechioidea|

Autostichidae
Batrachedridae
Blastobasidae
Coleophoridae (case-bearers, case moths)
Cosmopterigidae (cosmet moths)
Elachistidae (grass-miner moths)
Gelechiidae (twirler moths)
Lecithoceridae (long-horned moths)
Lypusidae
Metachandidae
Momphidae (mompha moths)
Oecophoridae (concealer moths)
Pterolonchidae
Scythrididae (flower moths)
Xyloryctidae (timber moths)

Galacticoidea|

Galacticidae

Zygaenoidea|

Heterogynidae
Zygaenidae (burnet, forester, or smoky moths)
Himantopteridae
Lacturidae
Somabrachyidae
Megalopygidae (flannel moths)
Aididae
Anomoeotidae
Cyclotornidae
Epipyropidae (planthopper parasite moths)
Dalceridae (slug caterpillars)
Limacodidae (slug, or cup moths)

Cossoidea|

Cossidae (carpenter millers, or goat moths)
Dudgeoneidae (dudgeon carpenter moths)

Sesioidea|

Brachodidae (little bear moths)
Castniidae (castniid moths: giant butterfly-moths, sun moths)
Sesiidae (clearwing moths)

Choreutoidea|

Choreutidae (metalmark moths)

Tortricoidea|

Tortricidae (tortrix moths)

Urodoidea|

Urodidae (false burnet moths)

Schreckensteinioidea|

Schreckensteiniidae (bristle-legged moths)

Epermenioidea|

Epermeniidae (fringe-tufted moths)

Alucitoidea|

Alucitidae (many-plumed moths)
Tineodidae (false plume moths)

Pterophoroidea|

Pterophoridae (plume moths)

Whalleyanoidea|

Whalleyanidae

Immoidea|

Immidae

Copromorphoidea|

Copromorphidae (tropical fruitworm moths)
Carposinidae (fruitworm moths)

Thyridoidea|

Thyrididae (picture-winged leaf moths)

Calliduloidea|

Callidulidae (Old World butterfly-moths)

Papilionoidea
(butterflies)|

Papilionidae (swallowtail butterflies)
Hedylidae (American moth-butterflies)
Hesperiidae (skippers)
Pieridae (whites, yellows, orangetips, sulphurs)
Riodinidae (metalmarks)
Lycaenidae (gossamer-winged butterflies: blues, coppers and relatives)
Nymphalidae (brush-footed, or four-footed butterflies)

Hyblaeoidea|

Hyblaeidae (teak moths)

Pyraloidea|

Pyralidae (snout moths)
Crambidae (grass moth)

Mimallonoidea|

Mimallonidae (sack bearer moths)

Lasiocampoidea|

Lasiocampidae (eggars, snout moths, or lappet moths)

Bombycoidea|

Anthelidae (Australian lappet moth)
Apatelodidae (American silkworm moths)
Bombycidae (silk moths)
Brahmaeidae (Brahmin moths)
Carthaeidae (Dryandra moth)
Endromidae (Kentish glory and relatives)
Eupterotidae
Phiditiidae
Saturniidae (saturniids)
Sphingidae (hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms)

Noctuoidea|

Erebidae (underwing, tiger, tussock, litter, snout, owlet moths)
Euteliidae
Noctuidae (daggers, sallows, owlet moths, quakers, cutworms, darts)
Nolidae (tuft moths)
Notodontidae (prominents, kittens)
Oenosandridae

Drepanoidea|

Drepanidae (hook-tips)
Cimeliidae (gold moths)
Doidae

Geometroidea|

Sematuridae
Pseudobistonidae
Epicopeiidae (oriental swallowtail moths)
Uraniidae
Geometridae (geometer moths)

Superfamily unassigned|

Millieriidae

Note: division Monotrysia is not a clade.

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Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q280818
* Wikispecies: Micropterigidae
* AFD: Micropterigidae
* BAMONA: Micropterigidae
* BioLib: 17286
* BOLD: 587
* BugGuide: 636600
* CoL: CRY
* EoL: 861
* Fauna Europaea: 9
* Fauna Europaea (new): faa48410-c660-4774-a05f-196d42e1c05e
* Fossilworks: 217673
* GBIF: 9408
* iNaturalist: 173650
* IRMNG: 101488
* ITIS: 693974
* NBN: NBNSYS0000160424
* NCBI: 41025
* NZOR: 26bb3f42-c743-4422-90af-52ffade9ed13

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