Taxonomy of the Lepidoptera

This is a taxonomy of the order Lepidoptera down to family level:

Suborder Zeugloptera

• Superfamily Micropterigoidea
  • Family Micropterigidae

Suborder Aglossata

• Superfamily Agathiphagoidea
  • Family Agathiphagidae

Suborder Heterobathmiina

• Superfamily Heterobathmioidea
  • Family Heterobathmiidae

Suborder Glossata

Infraorder Dacnonypha

• Superfamily Eriocranioidea
  • Family Eriocraniidae
  • Family Acanthopteroctetidae

Infraorder Lophocoronina

• Superfamily Lophocoronoidea
  • Family Lophocoronidae

Infraorder Neopseustina

• Superfamily Neopseustoidea
  • Family Neopseustidae

Infraorder Exoporia

• Superfamily Mnesarchaeoidea
  • Family Mnesarchaeidae
• Superfamily Hepialoidea
  • Family Anomosetidae
  • Family Hepialidae
  • Family Neotheoridae
  • Family Palaeosetidae
  • Family Prototheoridae

Infraorder Heteroneura

Division Monotrysia

Section Nepticulina

• Superfamily Andesianoidea
  • Family Andesianidae
• Superfamily Nepticuloidea
  • Family Nepticulidae
  • Family Opostegidae
• Superfamily Tischerioidea
  • Family Tischeriidae
• Superfamily Palaephatoidea
  • Family Palaephatidae

Section Incurvariina

• Superfamily Incurvarioidea
  • Family Incurvariidae
  • Family Cecidosidae
  • Family Prodoxidae
  • Family Adelidae
  • Family Heliozelidae
  • Family Crinopterygidae

Division Ditrysia

Section Tineina

Subsection Tineina

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• • Superfamily Tineoidea
    • Series Tineiformes
      • Family Acrolophidae
      • Family Arrhenophanidae
      • Family Eriocottidae
      • Family Lypusidae
      • Family Psychidae
      • Family Tineidae
    • Series Gracillariiformes
      • Family Bucculatricidae
      • Family Douglasiidae
      • Family Gracillariidae
      • Family Roeslerstammiidae
      • Family Schreckensteiniidae

• • Superfamily Gelechioidea
    • Family Agonoxenidae
    • Family Batrachedridae
    • Family Blastobasidae
    • Family Coleophoridae
    • Family Cosmopterigidae
    • Family Elachistidae
    • Family Ethmiidae
    • Family Gelechiidae
    • Family Holcopogonidae
    • Family Lecithoceridae
    • Family Metachandidae
    • Family Momphidae
    • Family Oecophoridae
    • Family Pterolonchidae
    • Family Scythrididae
    • Family Symmocidae

• • Superfamily Copromorphoidea
    • Family Copromorphidae
    • Family Alucitidae
    • Family Carposinidae
    • Family Epermeniidae

• • Superfamily Yponomeutoidea
    • Family Acrolepiidae
    • Family Bedelliidae
    • Family Glyphipterigidae
    • Family Heliodinidae
    • Family Lyonetiidae
    • Family Plutellidae
    • Family Yponomeutidae
    • Family Ypsolophidae

• • Superfamily Immoidea
    • Family Immidae

• • Superfamily Pyraloidea
    • Family Hyblaeidae
    • Family Thyrididae
    • Family Pyralidae
    • Family Crambidae

• • Superfamily Pterophoroidea
    • Family Tineodidae
    • Family Pterophoridae

• • Superfamily Galacticoidea
    • Family Galacticidae

• • Superfamily Simaethistoidea
    • Family Simaethistidae

• • Superfamily Whalleyanoidea
    • Family Whalleyanidae

Subsection Sesiina

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• • Superfamily Sesioidea
    • Family Brachodidae
    • Family Sesiidae
    • Family Urodidae
    • Family Choreutidae
  • Superfamily Zygaenoidea
    • Family Heterogynidae
    • Family Zygaenidae
    • Family Himantopteridae
    • Family Lacturidae
    • Family Somabrachyidae
    • Family Megalopygidae
    • Family Aididae
    • Family Anomoeotidae

Section Cossina

• Superfamily Cossoidea
  • Series Cossiformes
    • Family Cossidae
    • Family Dudgeoneidae
  • Series Limacodiformes
    • Family Cyclotornidae
    • Family Epipyropidae
    • Family Dalceridae
    • Family Limacodidae
• Superfamily Castnioidea
  • Family Castniidae
• Superfamily Tortricoidea
  • Family Tortricidae

Subsection Bombycina
Catocala nupta, Red Underwing, a noctuid moth.
Drymonia ruficornis, a notodontid moth.

• Superfamily Calliduloidea
  • Family Callidulidae
• Superfamily Uranioidea
  • Family Epicopeiidae
  • Family Sematuridae
  • Family Uraniidae
• Superfamily Geometroidea
  • Family Geometridae
  • Family Hedylidae
• Superfamily Papilionoidea
  • Series Hesperiiformes
    • Family Hesperiidae
  • Series Papilioniformes
    • Family Lycaenidae
    • Family Nymphalidae
    • Family Papilionidae
    • Family Pieridae
    • Family Riodinidae
• Superfamily Drepanoidea
  • Family Drepanidae
• Superfamily Bombycoidea
  • Family Anthelidae
  • Family Bombycidae
  • Family Brahmaeidae
  • Family Carthaeidae
  • Family Endromidae
  • Family Eupterotidae
  • Family Lasiocampidae
  • Family Lemoniidae
  • Family Mimallonidae
  • Family Mirinidae
  • Family Saturniidae
• Superfamily Cimelioidea
  • Family Cimeliidae
• Superfamily Sphingoidea
  • Family Sphingidae
• Superfamily Noctuoidea
  • Family Arctiidae
  • Family Doidae
  • Family Lymantriidae
  • Family Noctuidae
  • Family Nolidae
  • Family Notodontidae
  • Family Oenosandridae
  • Family Pantheidae

References

* Capinera, John L. (Editor). (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology, (2nd Ed). Springer Reference. ISBN 1402062427, ISBN 9781402062421. Ltd preview in Google Books. Accessed on 14 Mar 2010.
* Scoble, M.J. (1995) The Lepidoptera: form, function and diversity. The Oxford University Press, Oxford UK. ISBN 0-19-854952. Ltd preview in Google Books. Accessed on 14 Mar 2010.