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CLASSIFICATION OF THE LEPIDOPTERA

superfamily tischerioidea superfamily alucitoidea superfamily thyridoidea
Family Tischeriidae [110] Family Tineodidae [19] Family Thyrididae* [940]
Family Alucitidae [216]
superfamily unassigned superfamily hyblaeoidea
Family Millieriidae [4] superfamily pterophoroidea Family Hyblaeidae [18]
Family Pterophoridae* [1,318]
superfamily tineoidea superfamily calliduloidea
Family Eriocottidae [80] superfamily carposinoidea Family Callidulidae [49]
Family Psychidae* [1,350] Family Copromorphidae [43]
Family Tineidae* [2,393] Family Carposinidae [283] superfamily papilionoidea
Family Papilionidae* [570] 647
superfamily gracillarioidea superfamily schreckensteinioidea Family Hedylidae [36]
Family Roeslerstammiidae [53] Family Schreckensteiniidae [8] Family Hesperiidae* [4,113]
Family Bucculatricidae [297] Family Pieridae* [1,164]
Family Gracillariidae [1,866] superfamily epermenioidea Family Riodinidae* [1,532]
Family Epermeniidae [126] Family Lycaenidae* [5,201]
superfamily yponomeutoidea Family Nymphalidae* [6,152]
Family Yponomeutidae* [363] superfamily urodoidea
Family Argyresthiidae [157] Family Urodidae [66] superfamily pyraloidea
Family Plutellidae [150] Family Pyralidae* [5,921]
Family Glyphipterigidae [535] superfamily immoidea Family Crambidae* [9,655]
Family Ypsolophidae [163] Family Immidae [245]
Family Attevidae [52] superfamily mimallonoidea
Family Praydidae [47] superfamily choreutoidea Family Mimallonidae [194]
Family Heliodinidae [69] Family Choreutidae [406]
Family Bedelliidae [16] superfamily drepanoidea
Family Lyonetiidae* [204] superfamily galacticoidea Family Cimeliidae* [6]
Family Galacticidae [19] Family Doidae [6]
superfamily unassigned Family Drepanidae* [660]
Family Prodidactidae [1] superfamily tortricoidea
Family Douglasiidae [29] Family Tortricidae* [10,387] superfamily lasiocampoidea
Family Lasiocampidae* [1,952]
superfamily simaethistoidea superfamily cossoidea
Family Simaethistidae [4] Family Brachodidae [137] superfamily bombycoidea
Family Cossidae* [971] Family Apatelodidae* [145]
superfamily gelechioidea Family Dudgeoneidae [57] Family Eupterotidae [339]
Family Autostichidae [638] Family Metarbelidae [196] Family Brahmaeidae* [65]
Family Lecithoceridae [1,200] Family Ratardidae [10] Family Phiditiidae [23]
Family Xyloryctidae [524] Family Castniidae* [113] Family Anthelidae* [94]
Family Blastobasidae [377] Family Sesiidae [1,397] Family Carthaeidae [1]
Family Oecophoridae [3,308] Family Endromidae* [59]
Family Schistonoeidae [1] superfamily zygaenoidea Family Bombycidae* [185]
Family Lypusidae [21] Family Epipyropidae [32] Family Saturniidae* [2,349]
Family Chimabachidae [6] Family Cyclotornidae [5] Family Sphingidae* [1,463]
Family Peleopodidae [28] Family Heterogynidae [10]
Family Elachistidae* [201] Family Lacturidae [120] superfamily geometroidea
Family Syringopaidae [1] Family Phaudidae [15] Family Epicopeiidae* [20]
Family Coelopoetidae [3] Family Dalceridae [80] Family Sematuridae [40]
Family Stathmopodidae [408] Family Limacodidae* [1,672] Family Uraniidae [686]
Family Epimarptidae [4] Family Megalopygidae [232] Family Geometridae* [23,002]
Family Batrachedridae [99] Family Aididae [6]
Family Coleophoridae [1,386] Family Somabrachyidae [8] superfamily noctuoidea
Family Momphidae [115] Family Himantopteridae [80] Family Oenosandridae [8]
Family Pterolonchidae [8] Family Zygaenidae* [1,036] Family Notodontidae* [3,800]
Family Scythrididae [669] Family Erebidae* [24,569]
Family Cosmopterigidae [1,792] superfamily whalleyanoidea Family Euteliidae* [520]
Family Gelechiidae [4,700] Family Whalleyanidae [2] Family Nolidae* [1,738]
Family Noctuidae* [11,772]