Pectinivalvinae Nepticulinae Nepticulidae is a family of very small moths with a worldwide distribution.

The minute larvae usually are leaf miners[4] but some species also mine seeds or bark of trees.

[5] The Pectinivalvinae, characterised by a "pectinifer" on the valve of the male genitalia, are endemic to Australia, where they mine the leaves of the tree families Myrtaceae (Scoble, 1983) or Cunoniaceae (Eucryphiaceae), and Elaeocarpaceae (Hoare, 2000).

Many species undoubtedly await description, especially in tropical areas.

[6] Typical nepticulid moth leaf mines referable to the genera Stigmella and Ectoedemia are known from mid-Cretaceous fossils around 97 million years old.