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 25 Acanthopteroctedoidea Acanthopteroctetidae 2 5 Lophocoronoidea Lophocoronidae 1 6 Neopseustoidea Neopseustidae 3 10 Mnesarchaeoidea Mnesarchaeidae 1 14 Hepialoidea 68 630 Anomosetidae 1 1 Hepialidae 61 606 Neotheoridae 1 1 Palaeosetidae 4 7 Prototheoridae 1 15 Nepticuloidea 29 1,076 Nepticulidae 22 862 Opostegidae 7 214 Adeloidea 72 598 Adelidae Cecidosidae Heliozelidae Incurvariidae Prodoxidae 12 80 Palaephatoidea Palaephatidae 7 60 Tischerioidea Tischeriidae 5 110 Simaethistoidea Simaethistidae 2 4 Tineoidea 406 4,352 Acrolophidae 300 Arrhenophanidae 5 26 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 4 62 Urodidae 3 60 Ustyurtiidae 1 2[ 2] Schreckensteinioidea Schreckensteiniidae 4 12 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 [ 3] 2,092 15,576 Crambidae 1,015 10,094 Pyralidae 1,077 5,900 Thyridoidea Thyrididae 12 1,220 Mimallonoidea Mimallonidae [ 4] 41 291 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 Geometroidea 2,107 23,748[ 5] Epicopeiidae 9 20 Geometridae 2,002 23,002 Sematuridae 6 40 Uraniidae 90 686 Noctuoidea 7,250 70,000 Arctiidae 11,000 Doidae Erebidae 1,760 24,569[ 5] Euteliidae 29 520[ 5] Lymantriidae 360 2,500 Noctuidae 1,089 11,772[ 5] Nolidae 186 1,738[ 5] Notodontidae 704 3,800[ 5] Oenosandridae 4 8[ 5] Pantheidae
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