| 1781 |
J. C. Fabricius studied seven European lithocolletine species. |
| 1796–1838 |
J. Hübner’s illustrations and descriptions of European Lithocolletinae is published. |
| 1839–1877 |
P. C. Zeller publishes seven robust papers on European Lithocolletinae. |
| 1848–1867 |
H. T.Stainton’s works on natural history of Lithocolletinae are published. |
| 1880–1939 |
E. Meyrick’s described 55 exotic Lithocolletinae species of which 36 are still valid and his monumental systematic books on microlepidoptera are published |
| 1908–1929 |
A. Braun differentiated genera within Lithocolletinae and revised North American Lithocolletinae. |
| 1951 |
A. M. Hering’s study on biology of Lithocolletinae is published. |
| 1958–1998 |
T. Kumata’s work on oriental Lithocolletinae and the character sets of generic and higher taxa. |
| 1961–2002 |
L. Vári’s studies of the Afrotropical Lithocolletinae, including “South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae ” his monumental work on African Lithocolletinae |
| 1965–2001 |
G. Deschka published seventeen descriptions of new lithocolletine species. |
| 1981–2004 |
V. I. Kuznetzov revised North East European and North Asian Lithocolletinae. |
| 1978–2011 |
D. R. Davis published numerous papers on Nearctic Lithocolletinae and the systematics of the subfamily. |
| 1979 |
J. Klimesch published his study on the lithocolletine moths from Canary islands. |
| 1980–2000 |
A. M. Emmet and collaborators revised Lithocolletinae of Great Britain and Ireland. |
| 2005 |
W. De Prins & J. De Prins catalogued all Lithocolletinae species of the world. |
| 2011 |
B. Å. Bengtsson & R. Johansson revised Lithocolletinae of North Europe (Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden). |