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180,000 species of Lepidoptera are described, equivalent to 10% of the total described species of living organisms.[ 1] Diversity of the Lepidoptera showing the estimated number of genera and species described for each superfamily and, where available, family . See Lepidoptera for a note of the schedule of families used.
Superfamily Family Genera Species
Micropterigiodea
Micropterigidae 6
182
Agathiphagoidea
Agathiphagidae 1
2
Heterobathmioidea
Heterobathmiidae 1
9
Eriocranioidea
Eriocraniidae 6
24
Acanthopteroctedoidea
Acanthopteroctetidae 2
5
Lophocoronoidea
Lophocoronidae 1
6
Neopseustoidea
Neopseustidae 3
10
Mnesarchaeoidea
Mnesarchaeidae 1
14
Hepialoidea
61
544
Anomosetidae 1
1
Hepialidae 50
500
Neotheoridae 1
1
Palaeosetidae 4
7
Prototheoridae
Nepticuloidea
17
902
Nepticulidae
Opostegidae
Incurvarioidea
72
598
Adelidae
Cecidosidae
Crinopterygidae
Heliozelidae
Incurvariidae
Prodoxidae 12
80
Palaephatoidea
Palaephatidae 7
60
Tischerioidea
Tischeriidae 1
80
Simaethistoidea
Simaethistidae 2
4
Tineoidea
406
4,352
Acrolophidae 300
Arrhenophanidae
Eriocottidae
Lypusidae
Psychidae
Tineidae 320
3,000
Gracillarioidea
90
2,315
Bucculatricidae
Douglasiidae
Gracillariidae 75
2,000
Roeslerstammiidae
Yponomeutoidea
83
1,578
Acrolepiidae
Bedelliidae
Glyphipterigidae 384
Heliodinidae
Lyonetiidae
Plutellidae 100
Yponomeutidae 600
Ypsolophidae
Gelechioidea
1,390
15,966
Agonoxenidae
Batrachedridae
Blastobasidae
Coleophoridae 43
1,418
Cosmopterigidae 106
1,628
Elachistidae 165
3,270
Ethmiidae
Gelechiidae 507
4,530
Holcopogonidae
Lecithoceridae
Metachandidae
Momphidae
Oecophoridae
Pterolonchidae
Scythrididae
Symmocidae
Galacticoidea
Galacticidae 3
17
Zygaenoidea
98
2,700
Aididae
Anomoeotidae
Cyclotornidae 1
5
Dalceridae
Epipyropidae
Heterogynidae
Himantopteridae
Lacturidae
Limacodidae 1,100
Megalopygidae
Somabrachyidae
Zygaenidae
Cossoidea
114
676
Cossidae 113
670
Dudgeoneidae 1
Sesioidea
149
1,360
Brachodidae 150
Castniidae
Sesiidae 149
1,362
Choreutoidea
Choreutidae 12
405
Tortricoidea
Tortricidae 755
6,338
Urodoidea
Urodidae 3
60
Schreckensteinioidea
Schreckensteiniidae 2
5
Epermenioidea
Epermeniidae 5
83
Alucitoidea
15
158
Alucitidae 130
Tineodidae
Pterophoroidea
Pterophoridae 73
986
Whalleyanoidea
Whalleyanidae 1
2
Immoidea
Immidae 6
246
Copromorphoidea
29
318
Carposinidae
Copromorphidae
Hyblaeoidea
Hyblaeidae 2
18
Pyraloidea
215
17,786
Crambidae 11,630
Pyralidae 6,150
Thyridoidea
Thyrididae 12
1,220
Mimallonoidea
Mimallonidae 30
200
Lasiocampoidea
158
1,575
Anthelidae
Lasiocampidae 150
1,500
Bombycoidea
466
3,425
Bombycidae
Brahmaeidae
Carthaeidae
Endromidae
Eupterotidae
Lemoniidae
Mirinidae
Saturniidae 165
1,480
Sphingidae 200
1,200
Cimelioidea
Cimeliidae 2
6
Calliduloidea
Callidulidae 8
60
Hedyloidea
Hedylidae 1
40
Hesperioidea
Hesperiidae 550
3,500
Papilionoidea
1,400
14,000
Lycaenidae 566
4,698
Nymphalidae 633
5,698
Papilionidae 26
605
Pieridae 74
1,051
Riodinidae 140
1,250
Drepanoidea
129
675
Drepanidae 123
665
Epicopeiidae
Geometroidea
2,060
21,740
Geometridae 26,000
Sematuridae
Uraniidae 90
700
Noctuoidea
7,250
70,000
Arctiidae 11,000
Doidae
Lymantriidae 360
2,500
Noctuidae 4,200
35,000
Nolidae 308
1,400
Notodontidae 3,500
Oenosandridae
Pantheidae
References
Kristensen, N.P. (Ed.). 1999. Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies. Volume 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbuch der Zoologie. Eine Naturgeschichte der Stämme des Tierreiches / Handbook of Zoology. A Natural History of the phyla of the Animal Kingdom. Band / Volume IV Arthropoda: Insecta Teilband / Part 35: 491 pp. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, New York. ISBN 3-11-017077-9 
