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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