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
                             Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802
                               1 Family Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 - swallowtail butterflies
                               2 Family Hedylidae Guenée, 1858 [monotypic] - American butterfly moths
                               3 Family Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 - skipper butterflies
                               4 Family Pieridae Swainson, 1820 - yellow-white butterflies
                               5 Family Riodinidae Grote, 1895 (1827) - metalmark butterflies
                               6 Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 - gossamer-winged butterflies
                               7 Family Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 - brush-footed butterflies