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Order Lepidoptera (BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS)

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Superfamily Papilionoidea (BUTTERFLIES)

Hesperiidae (SKIPPERS)
Lycaenidae (GOSSAMER WINGED BUTTERFLIES)
Nymphalidae (BRUSH-FOOTED BUTTERFLIES)
Papilionidae (SWALLOWTAILS & PARNASSIANS)
Pieridae (WHITES & SULPHURS))
Riodinidae (METALMARKS)

Superfamily Adeloidea

Superfamily Bombycoidea

Superfamily Choreutoidea

Superfamily Carposinoidea

Adelidae (FAIRY MOTHS)
Saturnidae GIANT SILKWORM MOTHS
Sphingidae (SPHINX MOTHS)
Choreutidae (METALMARK MOTHS)
Carposinidae (FRUITWORM MOTHS)

Superfamily Cossoidea

Superfamily Drepanoidea

Superfamily Epermenoidea

Superfamily Eriocranoidea

Superfamily Galactidoidea

Cossidae (CARPENTERWORM & LEOPARD MOTHS
Castniidae
Drepanidae (HOOKTIP MOTHS)
Epermeniidae (FRINGE-TUFTED MOTHS)
Eriocranidae (ERIOCRANID MOTHS)
Galacticidae (GALACTICID MOTHS)

Superfamily Gelechoidea

Autostichidae
Blastobasidae (SCAVENGER MOTHS)
Coleophoridae (CASEMAKER MOTHS)
Depresariidae
Elachistidae (GRASS MINER MOTHS)
Gelechiidae (TWIRLER MOTHS)
Momphidae (MOMPHID MOTHS)
Oecophoridae (CONCEALER MOTHS)
Scythrididae (FLOWER MOTHS)

Superfamily Geometroidea

Superfamily Lasiocampoidea

Superfamily Mimallonoidea

Geometridae (MEASURING WORM MOTHS)
Uraniidae (SWALLOWTAIL MOTHS)
Lasiocampidae (TENT CATERPILLAR & LAPPET MOTHS)
Mimallonidae (SACK-BEARER MOTHS)

Superfamily Noctuoidea

Erebidae
Euteliidae
Noctuidae (OWLET MOTHS)
Nolidae (NOLID MOTHS)
Notodontidae (PROMINENT MOTHS)

Superfamily Pterophoroidea

Superfamily Pyraloidea

Superfamily Sesioidea

Superfamily Thyridoidea

Pterophoridae (PLUME MOTHS)
Crambidae
Pyralidae
Sesiidae CLEARWING MOTHS
Thyrididae (WINDOWPANE MOTHS)

Superfamily Tinoidea

Superfamily Tortricoidea

Tineidae (CLOTHES MOTHS)
Psychidae (BAGWORM MOTHS)
Tortricidae (TORTRICID MOTHS)

Superfamily Yponomeutoidea

Attevidae (TROPICAL ERMINE MOTHS)
Glyphipterigidae (SEDGE MOTHS)
Lyonetiidae (LYONET MOTHS)
Plutellidae (DIAMONDBACK-MOTHS)
Ypsolophidae
Yponometeutidae (ERMINE MOTHS)

Superfamily Zygaenoidea

Dalceridae
Epipyropidae (PLANTHOPPER PARASITE MOTHS)
Limacodidae (SLUG CATERPILLAR MOTHS)
Megalopygidae (FLANNEL MOTHS)
Zygaenidae (LEAF SKELETONIZER MOTHS)
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