Butterflies and Moths
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) is an order in the class Insecta, containing 166,080 described species.
Scientific classification
| Rank | Taxon |
|---|---|
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Lepidoptera |
Families
- Erebidae27,091
- Geometer MothsGeometridae24,177
- Noctuidae16,082
- Crambidae8,852
- Tortricidae8,570
- Brush-footed ButterfliesNymphalidae6,474
- Pyralidae5,156
- Blues, Coppers and HairstreaksLycaenidae5,049
- Notodontidae4,551
- Gelechiidae4,515
- SkippersHesperiidae4,300
- Saturniidae3,853
- Oecophoridae3,335
- Nolidae2,564
- Lasiocampidae2,070
- Tineidae1,929
- Limacodidae1,919
- Gracillariidae1,918
- Sphingidae1,813
- Cosmopterigidae1,517
- Riodinidae1,505
- Cossidae1,397
- Depressariidae1,290
- Coleophoridae1,259
- Pterophoridae1,258
- Sesiidae1,247
- Whites and SulphursPieridae1,224
- Zygaenidae1,214
- Psychidae1,186
- Elachistidae1,089
- Thyrididae1,018
- Lecithoceridae854
- Drepanidae819
- Nepticulidae815
- Uraniidae811
- Autostichidae787
- Hepialidae773
- Scythrididae754
- SwallowtailsPapilionidae726
- Euteliidae588
- Eupterotidae487
- Xyloryctidae480
- Glyphipterigidae475
- Ethmiidae363
- Adelidae352
- Mimallonidae325
- Blastobasidae322
- Stathmopodidae318
- Yponomeutidae311
- Choreutidae302
- Bucculatricidae292
- Megalopygidae276
- Apatelodidae262
- Metarbelidae246
- Alucitidae242
- Silkworm MothsBombycidae242
- Carposinidae206
- Argyresthiidae197
- Opostegidae169
- Micropterigidae162
- Castniidae161
- Lyonetiidae161
- Lacturidae157
- Meessiidae152
- Peleopodidae149
- Batrachedridae142
- Brachodidae139
- Epermeniidae139
- Plutellidae134
- Ypsolophidae130
- Immidae128
- Scranciidae125
- Tischeriidae123
- Heliozelidae114
- Himantopteridae103
- Anthelidae97
- Momphidae95
- Prodoxidae94
- Heliodinidae85
- Endromidae73
- Brahmaeidae70
- Eriocottidae68
- Praydidae65
- Lypusidae52
- Dryadaulidae51
- Sematuridae49
- Douglasiidae45
- Incurvariidae45
- Urodidae45
- Callidulidae42
- Hedylidae41
- Copromorphidae38
- Roeslerstammiidae36
- Epipyropidae33
- Eriocraniidae31
- Epicopeiidae30
- Pterolonchidae27
- Hyblaeidae26
- Phaudidae26
- Phiditiidae25
- Attevidae24
- Galacticidae24
- Somabrachyidae24
- Cecidosidae20
- Heterogynidae19
- Tineodidae19
- Palaephatidae17
- Prototheoridae17
- Bedelliidae16
- Ashinagidae14
- Mnesarchaeidae14
- Dudgeoneidae13
- Epimarptidae12
- Cimeliidae11
- Oenosandridae8
- Ratardidae8
- Aididae7
- Doidae7
- Heliocosmidae7
- Schreckensteiniidae7
- Acanthopteroctetidae6
- Lophocoronidae6
- Palaeosetidae6
- Cyclotornidae5
- Neopseustidae5
- Heterobathmiidae4
- Millieriidae4
- Neotheoridae4
- Tonzidae4
- Andesianidae3
- Macropiratidae3
- Ustyurtiidae3
- Agathiphagidae2
- Pseudobistonidae2
- Simaethistidae2
- Whalleyanidae2
- Aenigmatineidae1
- Anomosetidae1
- Carthaeidae1
- Crinopterygidae1
- Prodidactidae1
- Schistonoeidae1
- Tridentaformidae1