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           CLASSIFICATION OF LEPIDOPTERA

 

 

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LEPIDOPTERA

Suborder:  Zeugloptera

  Superfamily: :  Micropterigoidea

     Micropterigidae

 

Suborder:  Aglossata

  Superfamily:  Agathiphagoidea

     Agathiphagidae

 

Suborder:  Heterobathmiina

  Superfamily:  Heterobathmioidea

     Heterobathmiidae

 

Suborder Glossata

  Infraorder:  Dacnonypha

    Superfamily:  Eriocranioidea

       Eriocraniidae

       Acanthopteroctetidae

 

  Infraorder:  Lophocoronina

    Superfamily:  Lophocoronoidea

       Lophocoronidae

 

  Infraorder:  Neipseustina

    Superfamily:  Neopseustoidea

       Neopseustidae

 

  Infraorder:  Exoporia

    Superfamily:  Mnesarchaeoidea

       Mnesacharaeidae

 

    Superfamily:  Hepialoidea

       Anomosetidae

       Hepialidae

       Neotheoridae

       Palaeosetidae

       Prototheoridae

 

  Infraorder:  Heteroneura

    Division Monotrysia

      Section:  Nepticulina

        Superfamily:  Andesianoidea

           Andesianidae

 

        Superfamily:  Nepticuloidea

           Nepticulidae

           Opostegidae

 

        Superfamily:  Tischerioidea

           Tischeriidae

 

        Superfamily:  Palaephatoidea

           Palaephatidae

 

      Section:  Incurvariina

        Superfamily:  Incurvarioidea

           Incurvariidae

           Cecidosidae

           Prodoxidae

           Adelidae

           Heliozelidae

           Crinopterygidae

 

Divison:  Ditrysia, Section Tineina

    Subsection:  Tineina

      Superfamily:  Tineoidea

        Series:  Tineiformes

           Acrolophidae

           Arrhenophanidae

           Eriocottidae

           Lypusidae

           Psychidae

           Tineidae

      

        Series:  Gracillariiformes

           Bucculatricidae

           Douglasiidae

           Gracillariidae

           Roeslerstammiidae

           Schreckensteiniidae

 

      Superfamily:  Gelechioidea

           Agonoxenidae

           Batrachedridae

           Blastobasidae

           Coleophoridae

           Cosmopterigidae

           Elachistidae

           Gelechiidae

           Holcopogonidae

           Lecithoceridae

           Metachandidae

           Momphidae

           Oecophoridae

           Pterolonchidae

           Scythrididae

           Symmocidae

 

      Superfamily:  Copromorphoidea

           Copromorphidae

           Alucitidae

           Carposinidae

           Epermeniidae

       

      Superfamily:  Yponomeutoidea

           Acrolepiidae

           Bedelliidae

           Glyphipterigidae

           Heliodinidae

           Lyonetiidae

           Plutellidae

           Yponomeutidae

           Ypsolophidae

      

      Superfamily:  Immoidea

           Immidae

 

      Superfamily:  Pyraloidea

           Hyblaeidae

           Thyrididae

           Pyralidae

           Crambidae

 

      Superfamily:  Pterophoroidea

           Tineodidae

           Pterophoridae

 

      Superfamily:  Galacticoidea

           Galacticidae

 

      Superfamily:  Simaethistoidea

           Simaethistidae

 

      Superfamily:  Whalleyanoidea

           Whalleyanidae

 

    Subsection Sesiina

      Superfamily:  Sesioidea

           Brachodidae

           Sesiidae

           urodidae

           Choreutidae

 

      Superfamily:  Zygaenoidea

           Heterogynidae

           Zygaenidae

           Himantopteridae

           Lacturidae

           Somabrachyidae

           Megalopygidae

           Aididae

           Anomoeotidae

 

Section:  Cossina

  Subsection:  Cossina

       Superfamily:  Cossoidea

         Series:  Cossiformes

             Cossidae

             Dugeoneidae

        

         Series:  Limacodiformes

             Cyclotomidae

             Epipyropidae

             Dalceridae

             Limacodidae

 

       Superfamily:  Castnoidea

            Castniidae

 

       Superfamily:  Tortricoidea

            Tortricidae

 

     Subsection:  Bombycina

       Superfamily:  Calliduloidea

            Callidulidae

 

       Superfamily:  Uranioidea

            Epicopeiidae

            Sematuridae

            Uraniidae

 

       Superfamily:  Geometroidea

            Geometridae

            Hedylidae

 

       Superfamily:  Papilionoidea

          Series:  Hesperiformes

            Hesperiidae

 

          Series:  Papilioniformes

             Lycaenidae

             Nymphalidae

             Papilionidae

             Pieridae

             Riodinidae

 

       Superfamily:  Drepanoidea

             Drepanidae

 

       Superfamily:  Bombycoidea

             Anthelidae

             Bombycidae

             Brahmaeidae

             Carthaeidae

             Endromidae

             Eupterotidae

             Lasiocampidae

             Lemoniidae

             Mimallonidae

             Mirinidae

             Saturniidae

 

       Superfamily:  Sphingoidea

             Sphingidae

 

       Superfamily:  Noctuoidea

             Arctiidae

             Doidae

             Lymantriidae

             Noctuidae

             Nolidae

             Notodontidae

             Oenosandridae

             Pantheidae

 

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