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Angiospermivora

Insecta - Lepidoptera

Taxonomy
Angiospermivora was named by Regier et al. (2015). It is extant.

It was assigned to Lepidoptera by Regier et al. (2015).

Subtaxa
Glossata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Angiospermivora Regier et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAmphiesmenopteraKiriakoff 1948
—Metamphiesmenoptera
—Euamphiesmenoptera
—Panendymenoptera
—Endymenoptera
—Stelloptera
orderLepidoptera
—Angiospermivora
—Angiospermivora

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Unr. Angiospermivora Regier et al. 2015
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Subor. Glossata Fabricius 1775
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Unr. Coelolepida Nielsen and Kristensen 1996
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Infraor. Exoporia Dugdale 1974
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Superfm. Hepialoidea Stephens 1829
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Fm. Hepialidae Stephens 1829
Invalid names: Mnesarchaeidae Eyer 1924 [empty], Mnesarchaeoidea Eyer 1924 [synonym]
Infraor. Heteroneura Tillyard 1918
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Unr. Eulepidoptera Kiriakoff 1948
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Superfm. Adeloidea Bruand 1851
Unr. Euheteroneura Regier et al. 2015
Invalid names: Incurvariina Borner 1939 [invalid subgroup]
Superfm. Nepticuloidea Stainton 1859
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Fm. Nepticulidae Stainton 1859
Invalid names: Macrolepidoptera [empty], Nepticulina Meyrick 1928 [invalid subgroup]
Superfm. Lophocoronoidea Common 1973
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Fm. Lophocoronidae Common 1973
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G. †Acanthocorona Mey et al. 2021
Invalid names: Lophocoronina Common 1990 [invalid subgroup], Myoglossata Kristensen and Nielsen 1981 [invalid subgroup], Neolepidoptera Packard 1895 [invalid subgroup]
Superfm. Eriocranioidea Rebel 1901
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Fm. Eriocraniidae Meyrick 1927
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Subfm. †Cretocraniinae Melnitsky and Ivanov 2020
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G. †Cretocrania Melnitsky and Ivanov 2020
G. Dyseriocrania Spuler 1910
G. Eriocrania Zeller 1851
G. †Eriocranites Kernbach 1967
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†Eriocranites hercynicus Kernbach 1967
G. †Protolepis Kozlov 1989
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†Protolepis cuprealata Kozlov 1989
Invalid names: Dacnonypha Hinton 1946 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Holocene or 208.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 201.3 Ma

Collections (124 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Germany Glossata indet. (191173)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5Germany (Niedersachsen) Glossata indet. (191174)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Kazakhstan (Chimkent) Protolepis cuprealata (105971)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Russian Federation (Buryatia) Cretocrania stekolnikovi, Cretocrania glosancestralis, Cretocrania inconcessa (113350)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Spain (Teruel) Ditrysia indet. (225779)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Czech Republic Tinea araliae (123775 123776)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar (Kachin) Acanthocorona sattleri (123113) Tanyglossus orectometopus (104053)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Acanthocorona hedida, Acanthocorona venulosa (165561) Acanthocorona kuranishii (184841) Acanthocorona muelleri, Acanthocorona bowangi, Acanthocorona sattleri (184692) Acanthocorona sp., Acanthocorona skalskii, Acanthocorona wichardi, Acanthocorona spinifera (161726) Acanthocorona sp., Phyllocnistis cretacea (220903) Phyllocnistis cretacea (212083)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Kazakhstan Stigmellites kzyldzharica, Stigmellites serpentina, Stigmellites samsonovi, Stigmellites sharovi, Stigmellites tyshchenkoi, Bucculatrix platani (103274)
Mangaotanean - Piripauan92.1 - 83.5New Zealand Helastia sp. (121140)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Coelolepida indet. (231725)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Denmark Eopyralis morsae (157311) Protocoeliades kristenseni (181387)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Colorado) Hexerites primalis (106386)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Colorado) Praepapilio colorado, Praepapilio gracilis, Riodinella nympha (156492) Yponomeutidae indet. (187753)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Baltianania yantarnia (123493) Bohemannia butzmanni, Bohemannia aschaueri, Bucculatrix rycki, Forcepsites michalskii (140452) Borkhausenites vicinella, Epinomeuta inversella, Epinomeuta minorella, Prophalonia gigas, Prophalonia acutitarsella, Epinomeuta truncatipennella, Epinomeuta acutipennella, Argyresthites balticella, Depressarites blastuliferella, Borkhausenites angustipennella, Borkhausenites implicatella, Borkhausenites ingentella, Borkhausenites crassella (123757) Electromeessia zagulijaevi, Psychites sp., Plutellites tenebricus (120610) Eocompsoctena macroptera (123936) Eogeometer vadens, Phyllonorycter inopinata (123439) Olethreutinae indet., Tortricibaltia diakonoffi (124579) Palaeodepressaria hannemanni, Tortricidrosis inclusa (124088) Palaeoinfurcitinea rohdendorfi, Tortricites skalskii (122591) Palaeopsyche secundum, Palaeopsyche transversum (120814) Palaeotinea rasnitsyni, Tineites sucinacius, Elachistites inclusus, Elachistites sukatshevae, Microperittia probosciphera, Palaeoelachista traugottolseni, Praemendesia minima, Gracillariites mixtus, Stigmellites balticus (123978) Pseudocephitinea svetlanae (123979) Scythropites balticella, Depressarites levipalpella, Borkhausenites incertella, Adelites serraticornella (123926) Tillyardinea eocaenica, Martynea rebeli, Dysmasiites carpenteri, Scardiites meyricki, Proscardiites martynovi, Palaeoscardiites mordvilkoi, Glessoscardia gerasimovi, Prolyonetia cockerelli, Glesseumeyrickia henrikseni, Paraborkhausenites innominatus, Oegoconiites borisjaki, Symmocites rohdendorfi, Gelechiidae indet. 1, Gelechiidae indet. 2 (124849) Tinea antiqua (124194) Tineidae indet., Nepticulidae indet., Nepticulidae indet. (167686) Tineosemopsis decurtatus (155460) Tortricidae indet., Architinea sepositella, Argyresthites succinella, Borkhausenites bachofeni, Borkhausenites incolumnella, Anybia cuprella, Architinea balticella, Tineolamima aurella, Incurvarites alienella, Adelites electreella, Borkhausenites vulneratella, Adelites purpurascens, Sterrhopteryx pristinella (123870)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Lithuania Adela kuznetzovi, Adela similis, Gracillariites lithuanicus (123977) Tineidae indet., Epiborkhausenites obscurotrimaculatus (122983)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Monopibaltia ignitella, Tortricidrosis inclusa (123419)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Copromorpha fossilis, Gurnetia durranti, Lepidoptera sp.C, Prohepialus sp. (123960) Lithopsyche antiqua (21976) Paratriaxomasia solentensis, Geometridites larentiiformis, Gelechioidea sp.A, Tineoidea sp.A, Nymphalites zeuneri, Lepidoptera sp.H, Lepidoptera sp.A (123959)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Denmark Oecophoridae indet., Plutellidae indet., Spatalistiforma submerga (123762)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Gelechiidae indet., Siculodinae indet., Simulotinea intermedia, Schiffermuelleria jantharica, Microsymmocites kuznetzovi (120813)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Barbarothea florissanti, Apanthesis leuce (121481) Chlorippe wilmattae (127219) Chlorippe wilmattae, Jupiteria charon (124624) Dominickus castnioides (122981) Hydriomena protrita (123119) Nymphalites scudderi, Adelopsyche frustrans (106381) Oligodonta florissantensis (122980) Prodryas persephone, Psecadia mortuella, Prolibythea vagabunda, Lithopsyche styx, Nymphalites obscurum, Stolopsyche libytheoides (106384) Vanessa amerindica (122978 122979)
MP 2333.9 - 28.4France Lethe corbieri (155713 157327) Pseudoneorina coulleti, Neurosymploca oligocenica (122984)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1France (Auvergne) Noctuites incertissima (152491)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Geometridae indet. (68021)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany Vanessa vetula (123945) Ypsolophus insignis (115802)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Brazil Archaeolycorea ferreirai (162191) Archaeolycorea sp. A (162192) Archaeolycorea sp. B (162190) Neorinella garciae, Kleopathra noctodiva, Kleopathra nemogypsia, Philodarchia cigana (153054)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Satyrites reynesii, Pamphilites abdita (122487)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Kazakhstan (Saisan) Oligamatites martynovi (114018)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Aquisextana irenaei (138838) Cyllo sepulta, Coliates proserpina (123943) Noctuites deperditus (122877) Pterophorus oligocenicus (122501) Thaites ruminiana (123944)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Tineidae indet. (160862)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico Gelechiidae indet., Stenomatinae indet. (21977)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97China (Shandong) Mioclanis shanwangiana (138945)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Antiquatortia histuroides (123393) Dolichoneura jorelisae (228407) Miogeometrida chunjenshihi (213662) Penestola wichardi (153459) Polyvena horatis (124475) Voltinia dramba (122473 124231 152281) Voltinia dramba, Dynamine alexae (122982)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.97Spain Zygaena turolensis (122985 149837)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Miopieris talboti (127614) Zygaenites controversus, Zygaena miocaenica (109058)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany Nepticula fossilis (152936)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Russian Federation Noctuites caucasicus, Noctuites kaspievi, Noctuites kozhantshikovi (125990) Noctuites sp., Noctuites kusnezovi, Noctuites maximus, Noctuites stavropolicus (125996) Stauropolia nekrutenkoi (164182) Vanessa karaganica, Pyrameis fossilis, Xyleutites miocenicus (105571)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Germany (Wurttemberg) Nymphalidae indet. (113752) Sphingidae indet., Apaturidi indet. (156762)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Psyche pineella (115304)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Croatia Pierites freyeri, Noctuites haidingeri, Noctuites effosa, Phalaenites crenata, Phalaenites obsoleta (117761) Psychidae indet. (113693) Sphinx atavus (117246) Vanessa pluto, Noctuidae radobojana (117247)
MN 118.7 - 7.75Austria (Burgenland) Tinea sp. (37789)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333France (Ardèche) Problongos baudiliensis (144369)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Arctiites deletus, Doritites bosniaskii, Lycaenites gabbroensis (113751)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Tanzania Cirina sp. (129957)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Tinea tinca (199747)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Japan Neptis kabutoiwaensis (229456)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Niedersachsen) Eriocranites hercynicus, Stigmellites heringi, Stigmellites pliotityrellus, Geometridites repens, Geometridites jordani, Noctuites gersdorfi, Cerurites wagneri, Aporia crataegi (109196)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806France Lepidopterites sp. (113996)
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129Japan Hestina japonica, Papilio maackii (162750)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ukraine Noctua sp. (153476)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Sphingidae indet. (71346)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greenland Agrotis occulta (140294 140296 140297)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina Tinea biselliella (162173)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Angerona electrina (129861) Belenois crawshayi (123991) Charidea metis (152160) Electresia zalesskii, Glendotricha olgae (124850)