Order Lepidoptera – butterflies & moths
Butterfly Families
Superfamily Hesperioidea
Family Hesperiidae – Skippers
Superfamily Papilionoidea
Family Lycaenidae – Hairstreaks, Coppers, Blues, Duke of Burgundy
Family Nymphalidae – Emperors, Admirals, Fritillaries, Browns
Family Papilionidae – Swallowtails
Family Pieridae – Wood Whites, Clouded Yellows, Brimstone, Whites
Family Riodinidae – Duke of Burgundy
Moth Familes
Superfamily Bombycoidea
Family Endromidae – Kentish Glory
Family Saturniidae – Emperor Moths
Family Sphingidae – Hawkmoths
Superfamily Cossoidea
Family Cossidae – Leopard & Goat Moths
Superfamily Drepanoidea
Family Drepanidae – Hook-tips
Family Thyatiridae –
Superfamily Geometroidea
Family Geometroidae (Alsophila) – March Moth
Famiily Geometroidae ( Archiearis) – Orange Underwings
Family Geometridae (Ennominae) – Thorns, beauties, umbers & allies
Family Geometroidae (Geometrinae) – Emeralds
Family Geometridae (Larentiinae) – Carpets, pugs & allies
Family Geometridae (Sterrhinae) – Mochas, and Waves
Superfamily Hepialoidea
Family Hepialidae – Swift Moths
Superfamily Lasiocampoidea
Family Lasiocampidae – Eggar Moths
Superfamily Noctuoidea
Family Arctiidae (Arctiinae)– Tiger moths & ermines
Family Arctiidae (Lithosiinae) – Footman moths and allies
Family Lymantriidae – Tussock Moths
Family Noctuidae (Acontiinae) –
Family Noctuidae (Acronictinae) – Daggers
Family Noctuidae (Amphipyrinae) – Arches, brindles, minors, rustics & allies
Family Noctuidae (Bryophilinae) –
Family Noctuidae (Catocalinae) –
Family Noctuidae (Chloephorinae) –
Family Noctuidae (Cuculliinae) – Sharks, shoulder-knots, chestnuts, sallows & allies
Family Noctuidae (Eariadinae) –
Family Noctuidae (Eustrotiinae) –
Family Noctuidae (Hadeninae) – Brocades, quakers & leaf-eating wainscots
Family Noctuidae (Heliothinae) –
Family Noctuidae (Herminiinae) – Fan-foots
Family Noctuidae (Hypeninae) – Snouts
Family Noctuidae (Lymantriidae) – Tussockmoths
Family Noctuidae (Noctuinae) – Darts, yellow underwings & clays
Family Noctuidae (Ophiderinae) –
Family Noctuidae (Pantheinae) –
Family Noctuidae (Plusiinae) – Silver and Gold Ys, gems, brasses & allies
Family Noctuidae (Rivulinae) –
Family Noctuidae (Stiriinae) –
Family Noctuidae (Strepsimaninae) –
Family Nolidae – Black Arches
Family Notodontidae (Notodontinae) – Prominent & Kitten Moths
Family Notodontidae (Phalerinae)
Family Notodontidae (Pygaerinae) – Chocolate-tips
Family Thaumetopoeidae – Processionary Moths
Superfamily Sesioidea
Family Sesiidae – Clearwing Moths
Superfamily Zygaenoidea
Family Limacodidae –
Family Zygaenidae – Forester & Burnet Moths
Micro-moth Families
Superfamily Alucitoidea
Family Alucitidae
Superfamily Choreutoidea
Family Choreutide
Superfamily Cossoidea
Family Cossidae
Superfamily Gelechioidea
Family Elachistidae
Family Gelechiidae
Family Momphidae
Family Oecophoridae
Family Stathmopodidae
Superfamily Gracillarioidea
Family Gracillariidae
Superfamily Incurvarioidea
Family Adelidae
Family Incurvariidae
Superfamily Pterophoroidea
Family Pterophoridae – Plume Moths
Superfamily Pyraloidea
Family Crambidae
Family Pyraliidae
Superfamily Tineoidea
Family Tineidae
Superfamily Tischerioidea
Family Tischeriidae
Superfamily Tortricoidea
Family Tortricidae
Superfamily Yponomeutoidea
Family Glyphipterigidae
Family Lyonetiidae
Family Plutellidae
Family Yponomeutidae
Family Ypsolophidae