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Butterflies and mothsButterflies and moths. Explore major groups and selected representatives of butterflies and moths, with sourced names and classification links.

Butterflies and moths

Glossata

Heteroneura

Ditrysia

Papilionoidea

Skipper (butterfly)

Swallowtail butterfly

Pieridae

Nymphalidae

Lycaenidae

Riodinidae

Noctuoidea

Noctuidae

Erebidae

Geometroidea

Geometer moth

Bombycoidea

Sphingidae

Saturniidae

Bombycidae

Tortricidae

Pyraloidea

Crambidae

Pyralidae

Tineoidea

Tineidae

Micropterigidae

Danainae

Danaini

Danaus (butterfly)

Monarch butterfly

Bombyx

Bombyx mori

Satyrinae

Satyrini

Parargina

Gelechioidea

Zygaenoidea

Yponomeutoidea

Hepialoidea

Drepanoidea

Nepticuloidea

Lasiocampidae

Hepialidae

Pterophoridae

Eriocraniidae

Notodontidae

Gelechiidae

Adelidae

Drepanidae

Gracillariidae

Ermine moth

Nepticulidae

Nolidae

Prodoxidae

Blastobasidae

Hedylidae

Pierinae

Pierini (butterflies)

Pieris (butterfly)

Pieris brassicae

Parnassiinae

Parnassius

Apollo (butterfly)

Anthocharis

Anthocharis cardamines

Pieris rapae

Aporia (butterfly)

Aporia crataegi

Lymantriinae

Lymantria

Lymantria dispar

Green-veined white

Apaturinae

Apatura

Apatura iris

Melanargia

Melanargia galathea

Pararge

Speckled wood (butterfly)

Papilioninae

Troidini

Ornithoptera

Queen Alexandra's birdwing

Lasiocampinae

Malacosoma

Lackey moth

Olethreutinae

Grapholitini

Cydia (moth)

Codling moth

Nymphalinae

Nymphalini

Nymphalis

Large tortoiseshell

Sphinginae

Acherontiini

Agrius (moth)

Agrius convolvuli

Papilio

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