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. 2013 Nov 22;8(11):e79500. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079500

Table 1. Known fossil records of Mesozoic Lepidoptera.

Suborder Family Genus Species Epoch Country Reference
? Archaeolepidae Archaeolepis Whalley, 1985 A. mane Whalley, 1985 J1 United Kingdom [18]
Eolepidopterigina Eolepidopterigidae Eolepidopterix Rasnitsyn, 1983 E. jurassica Rasnitsyn, 1983 J3 Kazakhstan [4]
Eolepidopterigina Eolepidopterigidae Palaeolepidopterix Kozlov, 1989 P. aurea Kozlov, 1989 J3 Kazakhstan [40]
Eolepidopterigina Eolepidopterigidae Daiopterix Skalski, 1984 D. rasnitsyni Skalski, 1984 K1 Russia [23]
Eolepidopterigina Eolepidopterigidae Daiopterix Skalski, 1984 D. olgae Kozlov, 1989 K1 Russia [40]
Eolepidopterigina Eolepidopterigidae Netoxena Sohn, 2012 N. nana (Martins-Neto, 1999) K1 Brazil [24], [52]
Eolepidopterigina Eolepidopterigidae Undopterix Skalski, 1979 U. sukatshevae Skalski, 1979 K1 Russia [10]
Eolepidopterigina Eolepidopterigidae Undopterix Skalski, 1979 U. caririensis Martins-Neto & Vulcano,1989 K1 Brazil [39]
Eolepidopterigina Eolepidopterigidae Gracileopterix Neto & Vulcano,1989 G. pulchra Martins-Neto & Vulcano, 1989 K1 Brazil [39]
Zeugloptera Micropterigidae Sabatinca Walker, 1863 S. perveta (Cockerell, 1919) K1 Burma [12], [42]
Zeugloptera Micropterigidae Parasabatinca Whalley, 1978 P. aftimacrai Whalley, 1978 K1 Lebanon [45]
Zeugloptera Micropterigidae Parasabatinca Whalley, 1978 P. caldasae Martins-Neto & Vulcano, 1989 K1 Brazil [39]
Zeugloptera Micropterigidae Palaeosabatinca Kozlov, 1988 P. zherichini Kozlov, 1988 K1 Russia [16]
Zeugloptera Micropterigidae ? ? J1 Germany [21], [22]
Zeugloptera Micropterigidae ? ? K1 Lebanon [53]
Zeugloptera Micropterigidae ? ? K1 Burma [5], [52], [54]
Zeugloptera Micropterigidae ? ? K1 Spain [52], [55]
? ? ? ? ? Burma [52], [56]
Zeugloptera ?Micropterigidae Auliepterix Kozlov, 1989 A. mirabilis Kozlov, 1989 J3 Kazakhstan [40]
Zeugloptera ?Micropterigidae Auliepterix Kozlov, 1989 A. minima Kozlov, 1989 J3/K1 Mongolia [40]
Zeugloptera ?Micropterigidae ? ? J3/K1 France [9], [16]
Zeugloptera ?Micropterigidae ? ? J3/K1 France [57]
? Mesokristenseniidae Mesokristensenia Huang et al.,2010 M. latipenna Huang et al., 2010 J2 China [25]
? Mesokristenseniidae Mesokristensenia Huang et al.,2010 M. sinica Huang et al., 2010 J2 China [25]
? Mesokristenseniidae Mesokristensenia Huang et al.,2010 M. angustipenna Huang et al., 2010 J2 China [25]
Glossata Bucculatricidae Bucculatrix Zeller, 1839 B. platani Kozlov, 1988 K2 Kazakhstan [16]
Glossata Incurvariidae ? ? K2 Russia [10]
Glossata Incurvariidae ? ? K1 Brazil [5]
Glossata Incurvariidae ? ? K1 Lebanon [45]
Glossata ?Mnesarchaeidae ? ? K2 Russia [5], [58]
Glossata ?Lophocoronidae ? ? K2 Russia [10]
Glossata ? Protolepis Kozlov, 1989 P. cuprealata Kozlov, 1989 J3 Kazakhstan [40]
Glossata ? Karataunia Kozlov, 1989 K. lapidaria Kozlov, 1989 J3 Kazakhstan [40]
? ? Archiptilia Handlirsch, 1939 A. ovata Handlirsch, 1939 J1 Germany [21], [59]
? ? Epididontus Handlirsch, 1939 E. geinitzianus Handlirsch, 1939 J1 Germany [21], [59]
? ? Metarchitaulius Handlirsch, 1939 M. longus Handlirsch, 1939 J1 Germany [21], [59]
? ? Nannotrichopteron Handlirsch,1906 N. gracile Handlirsch, 1906 J1 Germany [20], [21]
? ? Palaeotaulius Handlirsch, 1939 P. vicinus Handlirsch, 1939 J1 Germany [21], [59]
? ? Pararchitaulius Handlirsch, 1939 P. ovalis Handlirsch, 1939 J1 Germany [21], [59]
? ? Parataulius Handlirsch, 1939 P. jurassicus Handlirsch, 1939 J1 Germany [21], [59]
? ? Pseudorthophlebia Handlirsch, 1906 P. platyptera Handlirsch, 1906 J1 Germany [20], [21]
? ? ?Paratrichopteridium Handlirsch,1906 P. efossum Handlirsch, 1939 J1 Germany [21], [59]
? ? ?Paratrichopteridium Handlirsch, 1906 P. costale Handlirsch, 1939 J1 Germany [21], [59]
? ? Necrotaulius Handlirsch, 1906 N. tener Sukatsheva, 1990 K1 Russia [50], [60]
Glossata ? ? ? K1 Burma [54]
Glossata ? ? ? K2 USA [61]
Glossata1 Nepticulidae ? ? K1 USA [13]
Glossata1 Gracillariidae ? ? K1 USA [13]
Glossata (larva) ? ? ? K1 Lebanon [62]
Glossata (larva2) ? ? ? K2 Canada [9]
Glossata (larva) ? ? ? K1 Lebanon [5]
? ? ? ? K1 Spain [63]

Notes: 1Leaf mine;

2

Head capsule. J1, Early Jurassic; J2, Middle Jurassic; J3, Late Jurassic; K1, Early Cretaceous; K2, Late Cretaceous.