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Eulepidoptera

Insecta - Lepidoptera

Taxonomy
Eulepidoptera was named by Kiriakoff (1948). It is extant.

It was assigned to Heteroneura by van Nieukerken et al. (2011), Sohn et al. (2012) and Regier et al. (2015).

Subtaxa
Adeloidea, Euheteroneura, Incurvariina
Sister taxa
Euheteroneura, Incurvariina

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Incurvariina Borner
1948Eulepidoptera Kiriakoff
2011Eulepidoptera van Nieukerken et al. p. 213
2011Incurvariina van Nieukerken et al. p. 213
2012Eulepidoptera Sohn et al. p. 27
2012Incurvariina Sohn et al. p. 27
2015Eulepidoptera Regier et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
RankNameAuthor
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAmphiesmenopteraKiriakoff 1948
—Metamphiesmenoptera
—Euamphiesmenoptera
—Panendymenoptera
—Endymenoptera
—Stelloptera
orderLepidoptera
—Angiospermivora
suborderGlossata()
—CoelolepidaNielsen and Kristensen 1996
infraorderHeteroneuraTillyard 1918
—EulepidopteraKiriakoff 1948
—EulepidopteraKiriakoff 1948

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. Eulepidoptera Kiriakoff 1948
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Superfm. Adeloidea Bruand 1851
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Fm. Adelidae Bruand 1851
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G. Adela Latreille 1796
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†Adela kuznetzovi Kozlov 1987
†Adela similis Kozlov 1987
G. †Adelites Rebel 1934
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†Adelites electreella Rebel 1934
†Adelites purpurascens Rebel 1936
Fm. Incurvariidae Spuler 1910
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G. Incurvaria Haworth 1828
G. †Incurvarites Rebel 1934
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†Incurvarites alienella Rebel 1934
G. †Prophalonia Rebel 1936
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†Prophalonia gigas Rebel 1936
Unr. Euheteroneura Regier et al. 2015
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Unr. Ditrysia Borner 1925
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Unr. Apoditrysia Minet 1983
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Superfm. Carposinoidea Walsingham 1897
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Fm. Copromorphidae Meyrick 1905
Superfm. Cossoidea Leach 1815
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Fm. Castniidae Boisduval 1828
Fm. Cossidae Leach 1815 [carpenter moth]
Fm. Douglasiidae Heinemann and Wocke 1876
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G. †Tanyglossus Poinar 2017
Superfm. Gelechioidea Stainton 1854
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Fm. Autostichidae Le Marchand 1947
Fm. Depressariidae Meyrick 1883
Fm. Elachistidae Bruand 1851
Fm. Momphidae Herrich-Schaffer 1857
Fm. Oecophoridae Bruand 1851
Invalid names: Gelechiidae Stainton 1854 [empty], Ypsolophus insignis Germar 1837 [nomen dubium]
Unr. Obtectomera Minet 1986
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Unr. Macroheterocera Chapman 1893
Superfm. Papilionoidea Latreille 1802 [butterfly]
Superfm. Pyraloidea Latreille 1809
Superfm. Thyridoidea Herrich-Schaeffer 1846
Superfm. Pterophoroidea Latreille 1802
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Fm. Pterophoridae Latreille 1802
Superfm. Tortricoidea Latreille 1802
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Fm. Tortricidae Latreille 1802 [tortrix moth]
Superfm. Zygaenoidea Latreille 1809
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Fm. Zygaenidae Latreille 1809
Superfm. Gracillarioidea Stainton 1854
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Fm. Bucculatricidae Fracker 1915
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G. Bucculatrix Zeller 1839
Fm. Gracillariidae Stainton 1854
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Subfm. Gracillariinae Stainton 1854
Subfm. Lithocolletinae Stainton 1854
Subfm. Phyllocnistinae Herrich-Schäffer 1857
G. †Spatalistiforma Skalski 1992
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†Spatalistiforma submerga Skalski 1992
Superfm. Tineoidea Latreille 1810
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Fm. Eriocottidae Spuler 1898
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Subfm. Compsocteninae Dierl 1970
Invalid names: Eriocottinae Spuler 1898 [empty]
Fm. Meessiidae Căpuşe 1966
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G. †Electromeessia Kozlov 1987
G. †Palaeoinfurcitinea Kozlov 1987
G. †Paratriaxomasia Jarzembowski 1980
G. †Simulotinea Skalski 1977
G. †Tineolamima Rebel 1934
Fm. Psychidae Boisduval 1828 [bagworm moth]
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G. †Adelopsyche Cockerell 1926
G. Psyche Schrank 1801
G. †Psychites Kozlov 1988
G. Sterrhopterix Hübner 1825
G. †Sucinopsyche Sobczyk 2011
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Invalid names: Baltopsyche Sohn 2012 [objective synonym], Palaeopsyche Sobczyk and Kobbert 2009 [replaced]
Fm. Tineidae Latreille 1810
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Subfm. Acrolophinae Busck 1912
G. †Architinea Rebel 1934
G. †Forcepsites Fischer and Hörnig 2019
Subfm. Myrmecozelinae Zagulajev 1968
Subfm. Scardiinae Eyer 1924
Subfm. †Tillyardineinae Kozlov 1988
G. Tinea Linnaeus 1758
Subfm. Tineinae Latreille 1810
G. †Tineitella Fletcher 1940
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Invalid names: Tineites Kawall 1876 [replaced]
Superfm. Yponomeutoidea Stephens 1829
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Fm. Argyresthiidae Bruand 1851
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G. †Argyresthites Rebel 1934
Fm. Lyonetiidae Stainton 1854
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Subfm. Cemiostominae Spuler 1898
Invalid names: Prolyonetiidae Kuznetsov 1941 [synonym]
Fm. Plutellidae Guenee 1845
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G. †Epinomeuta Rebel 1936
G. †Plutellites Kozlov 1988
G. †Scythropites Rebel 1936
Fm. Ypsolophidae Guenée 1845
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Subfm. Ypsolophinae Guenée 1845
Invalid names: Yponomeutidae Stephens 1829 [empty]
Invalid names: Incurvariina Borner 1939 [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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Holocene or 112.03000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 109.0 Ma

Collections (111 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Spain (Teruel) Ditrysia indet. (225779)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar (Kachin) Tanyglossus orectometopus (104053)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Phyllocnistis cretacea (212083 220903)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Kazakhstan Bucculatrix platani (103274)
Mangaotanean - Piripauan92.1 - 83.5New Zealand Helastia sp. (121140)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Colorado) Hexerites primalis (106386)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Denmark Eopyralis morsae (157311) Protocoeliades kristenseni (181387)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Colorado) Praepapilio colorado, Praepapilio gracilis, Riodinella nympha (156492) Yponomeutidae indet. (187753)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Lithuania Adela kuznetzovi, Adela similis, Gracillariites lithuanicus (123977) Tineidae indet., Epiborkhausenites obscurotrimaculatus (122983)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Baltianania yantarnia (123493) 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) Bucculatrix rycki, Forcepsites michalskii (140452) 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 (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. (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 - 33.9Russian Federation Monopibaltia ignitella, Tortricidrosis inclusa (123419)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Copromorpha fossilis, Gurnetia durranti (123960) Lithopsyche antiqua (21976) Paratriaxomasia solentensis, Geometridites larentiiformis, Gelechioidea sp.A, Tineoidea sp.A, Nymphalites zeuneri, Lepidoptera sp.H (123959)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Gelechiidae indet., Siculodinae indet., Simulotinea intermedia, Schiffermuelleria jantharica, Microsymmocites kuznetzovi (120813)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Denmark Oecophoridae indet., Plutellidae indet., Spatalistiforma submerga (123762)
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 - 23.03France (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)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Satyrites reynesii, Pamphilites abdita (122487)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Kazakhstan (Saisan) Oligamatites martynovi (114018)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Brazil Archaeolycorea ferreirai (162191) Archaeolycorea sp. A (162192) Archaeolycorea sp. B (162190) Neorinella garciae, Kleopathra noctodiva, Kleopathra nemogypsia, Philodarchia cigana (153054)
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 - 11.608Russian 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 (Baden-Württemberg) Psyche pineella (115304)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Germany (Wurttemberg) Nymphalidae indet. (113752) Sphingidae indet., Apaturidi indet. (156762)
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 (Niedersachsen) Geometridites repens, Geometridites jordani, Noctuites gersdorfi, Cerurites wagneri, Aporia crataegi (109196)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Japan Neptis kabutoiwaensis (229456)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Tinea tinca (199747)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806France Lepidopterites sp. (113996)
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129Japan Hestina japonica, Papilio maackii (162750)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Sphingidae indet. (71346)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ukraine Noctua sp. (153476)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greenland Agrotis occulta (140294 140296 140297)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Angerona electrina (129861) Belenois crawshayi (123991) Charidea metis (152160) Electresia zalesskii, Glendotricha olgae (124850)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina Tinea biselliella (162173)