Kalligrammatidae

Kalligrammatidae Temporal range: Toarcian-Cenomanian ~183–94 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Kalligrammatid diversity
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Neuroptera
Superfamily:	Psychopsoidea
Family:	†Kalligrammatidae Handlirsch, 1906
Subfamilies
Kalligrammatinae Kallihemerobiinae Liassopsychopinae Meioneurinae Oregrammatinae Sophogrammatinae and see text

Kalligrammatidae, sometimes known as kalligrammatids or kalligrammatid lacewings, is a family of extinct insects in the order Neuroptera (lacewings) that contains twenty genera and a number of species. The family lived from the Middle Jurassic to the early Late Cretaceous before going extinct. Species of the family are known from Europe, Asia, and South America. The family has been occasionally described as "butterflies of the Jurassic" based on their resemblance to modern butterflies in morphology and ecological niche.