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