''Paramartyria'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of small primitive metallic
moths
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (suborder Rhopalocera) a ...
in the family
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 ...
.
They occur in southern and eastern China, Taiwan, and Japan.
Species
There are eight species:
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Paramartyria anmashana''
Hashimoto, 2000
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Paramartyria bimaculella''
Issiki, 1931
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Paramartyria chekiangella''
Kaltenbach & Speidel, 1982
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Paramartyria cipingana''
Yang, 1980
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Paramartyria immaculatella''
Issiki, 1931
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Paramartyria maculatella''
Issiki, 1931
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Paramartyria ovalella''
Issiki, 1931
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Paramartyria semifasciella''
Issiki, 1931
References
Micropterigidae
Moth genera
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