Parent taxon: Lepidoptera according to J. C. Regier et al. 2015
See also Sohn et al. 2012 and van Nieukerken et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Agathiphagoidea, Aglossata, Angiospermivora, Archaeolepiidae, Ascololepidopterigidae, Bombycites, Chionaemopsis, Cyphanta, Diurni, Eolepidopterigina, Eucosmia, Gallerites, Heterobathmiina, Karataunia, Monotrysia, Nocturni, Paleolepidopterites, Paralepidoptera, Petisca, Phalaena, Phylledestes, Pyralites, Schaefferia, Sphingidites, Zalepidoptera, Zeugloptera
Subtaxa: Micropterigidae
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of Denmark (1 collection), Germany (3), the Russian Federation (4), the United Kingdom (1)
• Cretaceous of Brazil (4), France (1), Jordan (1), Lebanon (1), Mongolia (1), Myanmar (3), the Russian Federation (1)
• Jurassic of Kazakhstan (1)
Total: 22 collections including 32 occurrences