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EN · mandibulate archaic moths
DE · Urmotten
PL · skrzydliniakowate
RU · первичные зубатые моли
Suborder: Zeugloptera
Superfamily: Micropterigoidea
The members of the genus Micropterix are unusual in that the adults have fully functional mouthparts, unlike most other moths, and feed on the pollen of various plants. The most primitive extant lineage of Lepidoptera. They has a tuft of hairs on the head.