Eolepidopterigoidea is an extinct superfamily of moths, containing the single family Eolepidopterigidae, although the genus ''

Undopterix ''Undopterix'' is an extinct genus of moths within the family Eolepidopterigidae, containing two species. ''Undopterix sukatshevae'' is known from Russia. The fossil remains are dated to the Lower Cretaceous. The second species, ''Undopterix c ...

'' is sometimes placed in a separate family Undopterigidae. The type-genus of the family is ''

Eolepidopterix ''Eolepidopterix'' is an extinct genus of moths within the family Eolepidopterigidae, containing one species, ''Eolepidopterix jurassica'', which is known from Russia. The fossil remains are dated to the Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous Lower ma ...

''.

Genera

* †'' Aclemus''

Daohugou The Haifanggou Formation (), also known as the Jiulongshan Formation (), is a fossil-bearing rock deposit located near Daohugou () village of Ningcheng County, in Inner Mongolia, northeastern China. The formation consists of coarse conglomerate ...

, China,

Callovian In the geologic timescale, the Callovian is an age and stage in the Middle Jurassic, lasting between 166.1 ± 4.0 Ma (million years ago) and 163.5 ± 4.0 Ma. It is the last stage of the Middle Jurassic, following the Bathonian and preceding the ...

* †'' Akainalepidopteron'' Daohugou, China, Callovian * †''

Netoxena ''Netoxena'' is an extinct genus of moths within the family Eolepidopterigidae, containing one species, ''Netoxena nana'', which is known from the Crato Formation of the Araripe Basin in northeastern Brazil. Its generic name was originally ''Xe ...

'' Crato Formation, Brazil, Aptian * †''

Daiopterix ''Daiopterix'' is an extinct genus of moth within the family Eolepidopterigidae, containing two species. ''Daiopterix rasnitsyni'' is known from Kazakhstan. The fossil remains date from the Jurassic. The second species, ''Daiopterix olgae'', i ...

Glushkovo Formation Glushkovo (russian: Глушково) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities * Glushkovo, Glushkovsky District, Kursk Oblast, a work settlement in Glushkovsky District of Kursk Oblast ;Rural localities * Glushko ...

, Russia,

Tithonian In the geological timescale, the Tithonian is the latest age of the Late Jurassic Epoch and the uppermost stage of the Upper Jurassic Series. It spans the time between 152.1 ± 4 Ma and 145.0 ± 4 Ma (million years ago). It is preceded by t ...

* †'' Dynamilepidopteron'' Daohugou, China, Callovian * †''

Psamateia ''Psamateia'' is an extinct genus of moths within the family Eolepidopterigidae, containing one species, ''Psamateia calipsa'', which is known from the Crato Formation in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic ...

'' Crato Formation, Brazil, Aptian * †''

Palaeolepidopterix ''Palaeolepidopterix'' is an extinct genus of small primitive metallic moths within the extinct family Eolepidopterigidae, containing one species, ''Palaeolepidopterix aurea''. It is known from the Late Jurassic ( Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian) Ka ...

'' Karabastau Formation, Kazakhtstan, Callovian/Oxfordian * †'' Gracilepteryx''

Crato Formation The Crato Formation is a geologic formation of Early Cretaceous (Aptian) age in northeastern Brazil's Araripe Basin. It is an important Lagerstätte (undisturbed fossil accumulation) for palaeontologists. The strata were laid down mostly durin ...

, Brazil,

Aptian The Aptian is an age in the geologic timescale or a stage in the stratigraphic column. It is a subdivision of the Early or Lower Cretaceous Epoch or Series and encompasses the time from 121.4 ± 1.0 Ma to 113.0 ± 1.0 Ma (million years ag ...

* †''

Uda Formation Uda or UDA may refer to: UDA * UD Almería, a Spanish football club * Unión Deportivo Ascensión, a Peruvian football club * Ulster Defence Association, a loyalist paramilitary organisation in Northern Ireland * Union des artistes, a Quebec a ...

, Russia, Oxfordian * †''

'' 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

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