Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Phylum Arthropoda Siebold, 1848 - arthropods
     Subphylum Hexapoda Latreille, 1825 see Epiclass Hexapoda Latreille, 1825
       Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 - insects
         Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 - butterflies, moths
           Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775
             Clade Coelolepida Nielsen & Kristensen, 1996
               Clade Myoglossata Kristensen & Nielsen, 1981
                 Clade Neolepidoptera Packard, 1895
                   Infraorder Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918
                     Clade Eulepidoptera Kiriakoff, 1948
                       Clade Ditrysia Börner, 1925
                         Clade Apoditrysia Minet, 1983
                           Clade Obtectomera Minet, 1986
                             Clade Macroheterocera Chapman, 1893
                               1 Superfamily Drepanoidea Boisduval, 1828
                               2 Superfamily Lasiocampoidea Harris, 1841 [monotypic]
                               3 Superfamily Bombycoidea Latreille, 1802
                               4 Superfamily Geometroidea Leach, 1815
                               5 Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809