Eolepidopterigidae Explained

Eolepidopterigoidea is an extinct superfamily of moths, containing the single family Eolepidopterigidae, although the genus Undopterix is sometimes placed in a separate family Undopterigidae. The type-genus of the family is Eolepidopterix.

Genera

• †Aclemus Daohugou, China, Callovian
• †Akainalepidopteron ^[1] Daohugou, China, Callovian
• †Netoxena Crato Formation, Brazil, Aptian
• †Daiopterix Glushkovo Formation, Russia, Tithonian
• †Dynamilepidopteron Daohugou, China, Callovian
• †Psamateia Crato Formation, Brazil, Aptian
• †Palaeolepidopterix Karabastau Formation, Kazakhtstan, Callovian/Oxfordian
• †Gracilepteryx Crato Formation, Brazil, Aptian
• †Eolepidopterix Uda Formation, Russia, Oxfordian
• †Undopterix Glushkovo Formation, Russia, Tithonian Crato Formation, Brazil, Aptian
• †Grammikolepidopteron Daohugou, China, Callovian
• †Longcapitalis Daohugou, China, Callovian
• †Petilicorpus Daohugou, China, Callovian
• †Quadruplecivena Daohugou, China, Callovian
• †Seresilepidopteron Daohugou, China, Callovian

Notes and References

1. Weiting Zhang. Chungkun Shih. Conrad C. Labandeira. Jae-Cheon Sohn. Donald R. Davis. Jorge A. Santiago-Blay. Oliver Flint. Dong Ren. 2013. New Fossil Lepidoptera (Insecta: Amphiesmenoptera) from the Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation of Northeastern China. PLOS ONE. 8. 11. e79500. 10.1371/journal.pone.0079500. 3838383. 24278142. 2013PLoSO...879500Z. free.