Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Arthropoda - (Class) Insecta - (Order) Lepidoptera

Phylogeny

Questionably Monophyletic

Ref: E.J. van Nieukerken et al., 2011: 215 (footnote 48).

Current position

Apoditrysia ([unranked]) Minet, 1983

Ref: E.J. van Nieukerken et al., 2011: 215.

Alternative positions

Cossina (Subsection)	Ref: J.B. Heppner, 1998b
Ditrysia (Suborder) Börner, 1925	Ref: E.G. Munroe, 1982: 629.
Heteroneura (Infraorder) Tillyard, 1918	Ref: [Anonymous], 1995

Historical positions

Apoditrysia ([unranked]) Minet, 1983	Ref: E.J. van Nieukerken et al., 2011: 215.
Apoditrysia ([unranked]) Minet, 1983	Ref: N.P. Kristensen et al., 2007: 744; fig. 4.
Cossina (Subsection)	Ref: J.B. Heppner, 1998b: 58.
Ditrysia (Suborder) Börner, 1925	Ref: E.G. Munroe, 1982: 629.

Number of Subtaxa

2026	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	7f;316g;2821s;217ss; †1g;1s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 19 Sep 2013	[7f;312g; †1g]
2011	E.J. van Nieukerken et al.: 215	7f
2007	N.P. Kristensen et al.: 744	[2f]
2002-present	B. Pitkin & P. Jenkins: 27 Jan 2013	[2f]
1998b	J.B. Heppner: 59	[8f]
1982	E.G. Munroe: 629	3f