Agathiphaga is a genus of moths, known as kauri moths. It is the only living in the family Agathiphagidae. This caddisfly-like lineage of primitive moths was first reported by Lionel Jack Dumbleton in 1952, as a new genus of Micropterigidae.
Parapoynx is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
The Museum Witt Munich (MWM) is a department of the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology. It is located in Munich, Germany, and has the world's leading collection of moths.
Micropterix monticolella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Kozlov, in 1982. It is known from the Caucasus.
Micropterix croatica is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Heath & Kaltenbach, 1984. It is known from Italy, Slovenia and Croatia.
Micropterix facetella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae, which was described by Zeller in 1851. Micropterix facetella has a 4 male facetalla to 1 female facetalla ratio and during the mating season female facetella are said to visit a flower, only to eat, and the male facetella are there for the purpose to mate. For the common ratio, the male facetella goes to a near by location that another male facetella was already there as a pursuit of competition. A competition on who will get the female first, which is why there is 4 males facetalla for every 1 female facetella. It is known from Croatia and Slovenia.
Micropterix fenestrellensis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by John Heath and T. Kaltenbach in 1984. It is known from Italy.
Micropterix rothenbachii is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae that was described by Heinrich Frey in 1856. It is known from Italy, Sicily, Austria, France, Switzerland, Germany, Croatia and Slovenia.
Paramartyria is a genus of small primitive metallic moths in the family Micropterigidae.
Palaeomicroides marginella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Syuti Issiki in 1931. It is known from Taiwan.
Paramartyria bimaculella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Syuti Issiki in 1931. It is endemic to Taiwan.
Paramartyria immaculatella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Syuti Issiki in 1931. It is known from Japan.
Paramartyria maculatella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Syuti Issiki in 1931. It is endemic to Taiwan.
Paramartyria ovalella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Syuti Issiki in 1931. It is endemic to Taiwan.
Paramartyria semifasciella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Syuti Issiki in 1931. It is known from Japan.
Paramartyria anmashana is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described in 2000 and is only known from Taiwan. The type series was collected at an elevation of 2,200 m (7,200 ft) above sea level on Anmashan in Taichung.
Paramartyria baishanzuna is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Yang in 1995. It is known from Mount Baishanzu in the Zhejiang Province of China.
Paramartyria cipingana is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described in 1980. It is known from the Jinggang Mountains in Jiangxi, China.
Vietomartyria expeditionis is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Wolfram Mey in 1997. It is known from the mountainous areas of northern Vietnam.
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. The name comes from the Greek for mikros, little and pterux, a wing. 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.
