''Neomicropteryx'' 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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Species

*'' Neomicropteryx bifurca'' Issiki, 1953 *'' Neomicropteryx cornuta'' Issiki, 1953 *'' Neomicropteryx elongata'' Issiki, 1953 *'' Neomicropteryx kazusana'' Hashimoto, 1992 *'' Neomicropteryx kiwana'' Hashimoto, 2006 *'' Neomicropteryx matsumurana'' Issiki, 1931 *'' Neomicropteryx nipponensis'' Issiki, 1931 *'' Neomicropteryx redacta'' Hashimoto, 2006

Former Species

*'' Neomicropteryx nudata'' Issiki, 1953

References

Micropterigidae Moth genera {{Micropterigidae-stub