They evolved about the time that flowering plants underwent an expansive adaptive radiation in the mid-Cretaceous, and the Gelechioidea that evolved at this time also have great diversity.
Evolucionaron ao mesmo tempo que se producir a gran radiación adaptativa expansiva que experimentaron as plantas con flor a mediados do Cretáceo, e as Gelechioidea que evolucionaron nese momento teñen tamén unha gran diversidade.