Table 1. Measurements of Mesozoic forewing scales.

FL, forewing length; CSL, cover scale length; CSW, cover scale width; GSL, ground scale length; GSW, ground scale width.

Specimen	Taxonomy	FL (mm)	CSL (μm)	CSW (μm)	GSL (μm)	GSW (μm)	Age and locality
Kinitocelis brevicostata	Tarachoptera	4.5	30−50	15−20	None	None	Mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber
A. mane	Archaeolepidae	5.5	100−110	36−42	76−82	26−33	Early Jurassic; United Kingdom
LGA968	? Eolepidopterigidae	4.7	200−230	70−80	140−160	60−70	Early Jurassic; Germany
LGA2150	? Eolepidopterigidae	4.7	200−230	70−80	140−160	60−70	Early Jurassic; Germany
LGA1500	? Eolepidopterigidae	4.9	200−230	65–80	Unknown	Unknown	Early Jurassic; Germany
Mesokristensenia sinica	Mesokristenseniidae	6.1	95−110	35–43	Unknown	Unknown	Middle Jurassic; China
PIN2239/607	? Eolepidopterigidae	5.2	100−110	48–53	66−72	35−43	Late Jurassic; Kazakhstan