''Auliepterix'' is an extinct

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of small primitive metallic moths within the

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Micropterigidae 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 (Kristense ...

. The genus is represented by two species, the type species ''A. mirabilis'' in the

Karabastau Svita The Karabastau Formation () is a geological Formation (geology), formation and lagerstätte in the Karatau Mountains of southern Kazakhstan whose strata date to the Middle Jurassic, Middle to Late Jurassic. It is an important locality for insect f ...

of the Upper Jurassic of Kazakhstan (near Aulye) and ''Auliepterix minima'' in Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous rocks near Khotont Somon in the Mongolian People's Republic.

References

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Fossil Lepidoptera Late Jurassic insects Fossils of Kazakhstan

Fossil taxa described in 1989 Prehistoric insect genera {{jurassic-insect-stub