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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lepidopteran diversity









Lepidopteran diversity

This is a list of the 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.





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









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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 ? ?

Hepialidae 50 500

Neotheoridae ? ?

Palaeosetidae ? ?

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 ? ?









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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 ? ?









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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









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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 ? ?









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