Acanthopteroctetidae - Acrolepiidae - Acrolophidae - Adelidae - Agathiphagidae - Agonoxenidae - Aididae - Alucitidae - Anomoeotidae - Anomosetidae - Anthelidae - Arctiidae - Arrhenophanidae - Axiidae - Batrachedridae - Bedelliidae - Blastobasidae - Bombycidae - Brachodidae - Brahmaeidae - Bucculatricidae - Callidulidae - Carposinidae - Carthaeidae - Castniidae - Cecidosidae - Choreutidae - Coleophoridae - Copromorphidae - Cosmopterigidae - Cossidae - Crambidae - Crinopterygidae - Cyclotornidae - Dalceridae - Doidae - Douglasiidae - Drepanidae - Dudgeoneidae - Elachistidae - Endromidae - Epermeniidae - Epicopeiidae - Epipyropidae - Eriocottidae - Eriocraniidae - Ethmiidae - Eupterotidae - Galacticidae - Gelechiidae - Geometridae - Glyphipterigidae - Gracillariidae - Hedylidae - Heliodinidae - Heliozelidae - Hepialidae - Hesperiidae - Heterobathmiidae - Heterogynidae - Himantopteridae - Holcopogonidae - Hyblaeidae - Immidae - Incurvariidae - Lacturidae - Lasiocampidae - Lecithoceridae - Lemoniidae - Limacodidae - Lophocoronidae - Lycaenidae - Lymantriidae - Lyonetiidae - Lypusidae - Megalopygidae - Metachandidae - Micropterigidae - Mimallonidae - Mirinidae - Mnesarchaeidae - Momphidae - Neopseustidae - Neotheoridae - Nepticulidae - Noctuidae - Nolidae - Notodontidae - Nymphalidae - Oecophoridae - Oenosandridae - Opostegidae - Palaeosetidae - Palaephatidae - Pantheidae - Papilionidae - Pieridae - Plutellidae - Prodoxidae - Prototheoridae - Psychidae - Pterolonchidae - Pterophoridae - Pyralidae - Riodinidae - Roeslerstammiidae - Saturniidae - Schreckensteiniidae - Scythrididae - Sematuridae - Sesiidae - Simaethistidae - Somabrachyidae - Sphingidae - Symmocidae - Thyrididae - Tineidae - Tineodidae - Tischeriidae - Tortricidae - Uraniidae - Urodidae - Whalleyanidae - Yponomeutidae - Ypsolophidae - Zygaenidae Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - spiders,scorpions, etc. ... Orders See taxonomy Insects are invertebrates that are taxonomically referred to as the class Insecta. ... Superfamilies Butterflies Hesperioidea Papilionoidea Moths Acanthopteroctetoidea Alucitoidea Axioidea Bombycoidea Calliduloidea Choreutoidea Cossoidea Drepanoidea Epermenioidea Eriocranioidea Galacticoidea Gelechioidea Geometroidea Gracillarioidea Hedyloidea Hepialoidea Heterobathmioidea Hyblaeoidea Immoidea Incurvarioidea Lasiocampoidea Lophocoronoidea Micropterigoidea Mimallonoidea Mnesarchaeoidea Neopseustoidea Nepticuloidea Noctuoidea Palaephatoidea Pterophoroidea Pyraloidea Schreckensteinioidea Sesioidea Simaethistoidea Thyridoidea Tineoidea Tischerioidea Tortricoidea Urodoidea Whalleyanoidea Yponomeutoidea Zygaenoidea The order Lepidoptera... Monarch butterfly. ... Diversity 5 species (see text) Genera Catapterix Acanthopteroctetes Acanthopteroctetidae, also known as the archaic sun moths, is a very small family, with three species residing in western North America and one found in Crimea. ... Diversity 3 genera Genera Acrolepia Curtis, 1838 Acrolepiopsis Gaedike, 1970 Digitivalva Gaedike, 1970 The Acrolepiidae family of moths are also known as False Diamondback moths. ... Genera See text. ... Subfamilies Adelinae Nematopogoninae Unassigned Adelidae is the name of a family of moths that contains the fairy moths. ... Genus Agathiphaga Agathiphagidae is a family of insects in the Lepidoptera order. ... Author: Meyrick, 1926 Type species: Agonoxena argaula Diversity: ? genera ? species Genera Agonoxena (see text) The Agonoxenidae family of moths only contains four named species in the whole world (if, following Nielsen et al (1996) the Blastodacnidae are considered to be a separate family) : Agonoxena argaula (Coconut Leafminer) is a pest... Genera See text. ... Author: Leach, 1815 Type species: Alucita hexadactyla Diversity: 9 genera 130 species Genera Alinguata Alucita Hebdomactis Hexeretmis Microschismus Paelia Prymnotomis Pterotopteryx Triscaedecia The Alucitidae or many-plumed moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings. ... Genera See text. ... Genera See text. ... Genera See text. ... Diversity  ? genera 11,000 species Type Species Arctia caja (Garden Tiger Moth) Subfamilies Arctiinae Ctenuchinae Lithosiinae Pericopinae Syntominae Arctiidae is a large and diverse family of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, with 6000 Neotropical species (Scoble 1995). ... Genera See text. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Species See text Batrachedridae is a small family of moths. ... Genera See text. ... Genera See text. ... Bombycidae is a family of moths. ... Genera See text Brachodidae is a family of day-flying moths, commonly known as little bear moths. ... Genera See text. ... Bucculatricidae is a family of moths. ... Genera See text. ... Genera See text. ... Genera See text. ... Genera Aciloa Amauta Athis Castnia Castniomera Castnius Ceretes Chremes Corybantes Cyerina Daguana Divana Dominickus Duboisvalia Enicospila Erythrocastnia Escalantiana Eupalamides Feschaeria Frostetola Gazera Geyeria Haemonides Hista Imara Ircila Lapaeumides Leucocastnia Melanosema Mirocastnia Neocastnia Oiticicastnia Paysandisia Prometheus Riechia Spilopastes Synemon Synpalamides Tascina Telchin Tosxampila Xanthocastnia Yagra Ypanema Zegara Castniidae is a small... Genera See text. ... Genera See text. ... genera Abaraschia Aesyle Agapalsa Amblyxena Amselghia Amseliphora Apista Apocopta Aporiptura Ardania Argyractinia Ascleriducta Atractula Augasma Bacescuia Baraschia Belina Benanderpia Bima Bourgogneja Calcomarginia Carpochena Casas Casinetella Characia Chedra Chnoocera Coleophora Corethropoea Cornulivalvulia Corythangela Cricotechna Damophila Ductispira Dumitrescumia Duospina Ecebalia Enscepastra Eupista Eustaintonia Falkovitshia Frederickoenigia Glaseria Globulia Glochis Goniodoma Hamuliella Haploptilia Helopharea... Genera See text. ... subfamilies Cossinae Zeuzerinae Cossidae is a family of moths. ... Author: Latreille, 1810 Type species: Crambus pascuella Diversity: ? genera 11,630 species Subfamilies Cathariinae Crambinae Cybalomiinae Dichogaminae Evergestinae Glaphyriinae Linostinae Midilinae Musotiminae Noordinae Nymphulinae Odontiinae Pyraustinae Schoenobiinae Scopariinae Spilomelinae Wurthiinae The Crambidae are a family of Lepidoptera (moths). ... Genera See text. ... Genera See text. ... genera Acraga Acragopsis Anacraga Ca Dalargentina Dalcera Dalcerides Dalcerina Epipinconia Minacraga Minacragides Minonoa Oroya Paracraga Pinconia Protocraga Zadalcera Zikanyrops Dalceridae is a small family of moths with 84 known species. ... Genera See text. ... The small Lepidopteran family Douglasiidae includes several species of moths whose adults are collectively called Douglas moths and whose larvae are leaf miners. ... Genera ? The Drepanidae are a family of moths with about 1000 species recorded worldwide. ... Dudgeneidae is a family of moths. ... Author: Bruand, 1851 Type species: Elachista bifasciella Diversity: 165 genera 3,270 species Genera Elachista (etc) The Elachistidae are a family of Lepidoptera (moths). ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Genera See text. ... Genera See text. ... Genera See text. ... Genera See text. ... Genera See text. ... Genera See text. ... Genera See text. ... Genera See text. ... Author: Stainton, 1854 Type species: Gelechia rhombella Diversity: 507 genera 4,530 species Genera Gelechia (etc) The Gelechiidae are a family of Lepidoptera (moths). ... Diversity about 2,000 genera 26,000 species Type Species Geometra papilionaria (large emerald moth) Subfamilies Alsophilinae Archiearinae Desmobathrinae Ennominae Geometrinae Larentiinae Oenochrominae Orthostixinae Sterrhinae Inchworm redirects here. ... Gracillariidae is a relatively large family of the order Lepidoptera. ... Genera See text. ... genera Abantiades Aenetus Afrotheora Andeabatis Antihepialus Aoraia Aplatissa Bipectilis Blanchardina Bordaia Calada Callipielus Cibyra Cladoxycanus Dalaca Dioxycanus Druceiella Dumbletonius Elhamma Endoclyta Eudalaca Fraus Gazoryctra Gorgopis Heloxycanus Hepialiscus Hepialus Jeana Korscheltellus Leto Metahepialus Napialus Neohepialus Oncopera Oxycanus Palpifer Parahepialiscus Pfitzneriana Pfitzneriella Pharmacis Phassodes Phassus Phialuse Phymatopus Puermytrans Roseala Schausiana Sthenopis Thitarodes... Type species Hesperia comma Silver-spotted skipper Diversity 550 genera 3,500 species Subfamilies Coeliadinae Pyrrhopyginae Hesperiinae Heteropterinae Pyrginae Trapezitinae The Skippers are a group of insects in the order Lepidoptera. ... Genera See text. ... Genera See text. ... Genera See text. ... Genera See text. ... Genera See text. ... Genera Alloclemensia Basileura Clistoses Excurvaria Incurvaria Incurvarites Paraclemensia Phylloporia Procacitas Protaephagus Rhathamictis Simacauda Tanysaccus Vespina Incurvariidae is a family of small moths. ... Genera See text. ... Diversity 5 subfamilies, 150 genera, 1500 species SubFamilies Macromphaliinae Gastropachinae Lasiocampinae Chondrosteginae The Lasiocampidae family of moths, also known as Snout or Lappet moths Caterpillars of this family are large in size and are most often hairy, especially on their sides. ... Diversity 400 genera 1000 species Limacodidae is a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea or the Cossoidea (Scoble, 1992); the placement is in dispute. ... Subfamilies Lycaeninae- Coppers Miletinae- Harvesters Polyommatinae- Blues Theclinae- Hairstreaks, Elfins The Lycaenidae or copper butterfly are a large family of butterflies, also known as the Gossamer-winged butterflies. ... Lymantriidae is a family of moths with about 2500 known species found in all parts of the world. ... Genera Trosia Lagoa Megalopyge Norape Megalopygidae is the technical name of a group of insect species known generally as crinkled flannel moths, a European moth with caterpillars which often resemble cotton balls except they have mildly venomous spines in their fuzz. ... Diversity 1 family 120-150 species Micropterigoidea is the superfamily of mandibulate archaic moths, all placed in the single family Micropterigidae. ... Genera Acalyptris Areticulata Artaversala Astigmella Bohemannia Dechtiria Ectoedemia Enteucha Etainia Fedalmia Fomoria Glaucolepis Johanssoniella Laqueus Levarchama Manoneura Microcalyptris Nepticula Niepeltia Parafomoria Pectinivalva Simplimorpha Sinopticula Stigmella Trifurcula Varius Varus Zimmermannia Nepticulidae is a family of moths with a worldwide distribution. ... Diversity 4,200 genera 35,000 species Type Species Noctua pronuba (Large Yellow Underwing) Subfamilies Acontiinae Acronictinae Aganainae Agaristinae Amphipyrinae Amphipyrinae Bagisarinae Bryophilinae Calpinae Catocalinae Cocytiinae Condicinae Cuculliinae Dilobinae Eucocytiinae Eustrotiinae Euteliinae Glottulinae Hadeninae Heliothinae Herminiinae Hypeninae Ipimorphinae Noctuinae Plusiinae Psaphidinae Raphiinae Stictopterinae Stiriinae Strepsimaninae Ufeinae The Noctuidae or Owlets... Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1400 described species worldwide. ... Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3500 known species. ... Subfamilies Apaturinae Argynninae Biblidinae Calinaginae Charaxinae Cyrestinae Danainae Heliconiinae Libytheinae Limenitidinae Morphinae Nymphalinae Satyrinae Author: Swainson, 1827 Type species: Nymphalis polychloros (Large Tortoiseshell) Diversity: 633 genera, 5,698 species The Nymphalidae are a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies. ... Author: Bruand, 1851 Type species: Oecophora sulphurella Diversity: ? genera 7000? species Subfamilies Autostichinae Depressariinae Hypertrophinae Oecophorinae Stathmopodinae Stenomatinae Xyloryctinae The Oecophoridae are a family of Lepidoptera (moths). ... Oenosandridae is a Family in Order Lepidoptera. ... Type species Papilio machaon (Old World Swallowtail) Subfamilies and genera There are 26 genera and about 605 species: Subfamily Baroniinae Baronia Subfamily Parnassiinae Archon Hypermnestra Parnassus Luehdorfia Bhutantis Alancastria Serecinus Subfamily Papilioninae Eurytides Graphium Iphiclides Lamproptera Mimoides Protesilaus Protographium Teinopalpus Atrophaneura Battus Byasa Cressida Euryades Losaria Ornithoptera Pachliopta Parides Pharmacophagus... Type species Pieris brassicae (Large White) Diversity 76 genera 1,051 species Subfamilies Dismorphiinae Pseudopontiinae Pierinae Coliadinae The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies. ... Genera Parategeticula Tegeticula Prodoxus The Prodoxidae is a family of moths commonly known as the yucca moths. ... Diversity About 600 species Type Species Psyche carpini (= Psyche casta) Subfamilies Epichnopteriginae Naryciinae Oiketicinae Placodominae Psychinae Scoriodytinae Taleporiinae Typhoniinae The Psychidae or Bagworms are a family of the Lepidoptera. ... Author: Zeller, 1841 Type species: Pterophorus pentadactyla Diversity: 73 genera 986 species Subfamilies Agdistinae Deuterocopinae Macropiratinae Ochyroticinae Pterophorinae Genera Pterophorus and some 90 others The Pterophoridae or plume-moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings. ... Author: Latreille, 1802 Type species: Pyralis farinalis Diversity: ? genera 6,150 species Subfamilies Chrysauginae Epipaschiinae Galleriinae Nymphulinae Phycitinae Pyralinae The Pyralidae or snout-moths are a family of Lepidoptera (moths). ... Categories: Animal stubs | Butterflies ... Subfamilies Arsenurinae Ceratocampinae Hemileucinae Agliinae Ludiinae Salassinae Saturniinae The Saturniidae, collectively known as saturniids, are among the largest and most spectacular of the lepidoptera, with an estimated 1,200 to 1,500 different species existing worldwide. ... Author: Boisduval, 1828 Type species: Sesia apiformis (Hornet moth) Diversity: 123 genera 1,123 species Subfamilies Sesiinae Tinthiinae Genera Sesia Synanthedon and many others The Sesiidae or Clearwing moths are a family of the Lepidoptera in which the wings have hardly any of the normal lepidopteran scales, leaving them transparent. ... Genera See text. ... Genera Macroglossinae Smerinthinae Sphinginae etc. ... Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera. ... Type species Tortrix viridana (Green Oak Moth) Diversity 755 genera 6,338 species Subfamilies Chlidanotinae Tortricinae Olethreutinae The Tortricidae or tortix moths are a family of the Lepidoptera. ... The Uraniidae are a family of moths containing four subfamilies, ninety genera, and roughly seven-hundred species. ... Categories: Stub | Moths ... Ypsolophidae is a family of moth. ... Type species Zygaena filipendulae (Six-Spot Burnet moth) Subfamilies Callizygaeninae Chalcosiinae Phaudinae Procridinae Zygaeninae The Zygaenidae are a family of Lepidoptera (moths) typically day-flying with a slow fluttering flight, and with rather clubbed antennae. ...