Kingdom [Animalia] Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Subkingdom Metazoa Haeckel, 1874
see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
Division Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
see Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910
Subdivision Bilateralia
Superphylum Articulata Cuvier
see Supraphylum Articulata Cuvier
Phylum Arthropoda Siebold, 1848 - arthropods
Subphylum Tracheata
Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 - insects
Subclass Pterygota Schott & Endl.
Superorder Mecopteria
Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 - butterflies, moths
Suborder Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918
see Infraorder Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918
01 Family Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 - pygmy moths
02 Family Tineidae Latreille, 1810 - fungus moths
03 Family Psychidae Boisduval, 1829 - bagworm moths
04 Family Aegeriidae - clearwinged moths
see Family Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828
05 Family Cossidae Leach, 1815 - carpenterworm moths
06 Family Tortricidae Latreille, 1802 - leafroller moths
07 Family Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 - diamondback moths
08 Family Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 - ermine moths
09 Family Orneodidae Herrich-Schaeffer, 1843, nom. illeg.
see Family Alucitidae Leach, 1815
10 Family Pterophoridae Latreille, 1802 - plume moths
11 Family Coleophoridae Bruand, 1850 - casebearer moths
12 Family Pyralidae Latreille, 1809 - snout moths
13 Family Uraniidae Leach, 1815 - swallowtail moths
14 Family Geometridae Leach, 1815 - geometer moths
15 Family Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 - slug caterpillar moths
16 Family Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 - emperor moths
17 Family Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 - lappet moths
18 Family Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 - silkworm moths
19 Family Lymantriidae Hampson, 1893 - tussock moths
see Subfamily Lymantriinae Hampson, 1893
20 Family Sphingidae Samouelle, 1819 - hawk moths
21 Family Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 - prominent moths
22 Family Thaumetopoeidae
see Subfamily Thaumetopoeinae
23 Family Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 - owlet moths
24 Family Arctiidae Leach, 1815 - tiger moths
see Subfamily Arctiinae Leach, 1815
25 Family Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 - burnet moths
26 Family Syntomiidae
27 Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 - skipper butterflies
28 Family Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 - swallowtail butterflies
29 Family Pieridae Swainson, 1820 - yellow-white butterflies
30 Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 - gossamer-winged butterflies
31 Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895 (1827) - metalmark butterflies
32 Family Libytheidae Boisduval, 1833 - snout butterflies
see Subfamily Libytheinae Boisduval, 1833
33 Family Morphidae
see Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834
34 Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 - brush-footed butterflies
35 Family Satyridae Boisduval, 1833
see Subfamily Satyrinae Boisduval, 1833
36 Family Danaidae [J.A.] Boisduval, [1833]
see Subfamily Danainae Boisduval, 1833
37 Family Heliconiidae W. Swainson, 1827
see Subfamily Heliconiinae Swainson, 1822
38 Family Ithomiidae
see Subfamily Ithomiinae Godman & Salvin, 1879