''Epimartyria'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of small primitive metallic

moths Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

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 ...

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Epimartyria auricrinella ''Epimartyria auricrinella'' (goldcap moss-eater moth) is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Lord Walsingham. It is known from the eastern parts of the United States (from Maine to Michigan and south to ...

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Epimartyria bimaculella ''Epimartyria bimaculella'' is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Davis and Landry in 2012. It is found in north-western Washington and southern British Columbia. The length of the forewings is . Adult ...

'' Davis & Landry, 2012 *''

Epimartyria pardella ''Epimartyria pardella'' is a species of moth belonging to the Micropterigidae family. It was described by Walsingham, Lord Thomas de Grey, in 1880. Its wingspan is 10–11 mm with a metallic brown forewing featuring three distinctive gold s ...

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References

Micropterigidae Moth genera Taxa named by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham {{Micropterigidae-stub