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Lepidoptera (moth)

Insecta - Lepidoptera

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Lepidoptera Linnaeus p. 341
1758Phalaena Linnaeus p. 495
1759Lepidoptera Schreber p. 12
1761Lepidoptera Linnaeus p. 267
1761Phalaena Linnaeus p. 291
1763Lepidoptera Scopoli p. 142
1764Lepidoptera Müller p. 32
1766Lepidoptera Schaeffer
1766Phalaena Schaeffer
1767Lepidoptera Linnaeus p. 744
1767Phalaena Linnaeus p. 808
1768Lepidoptera Strøm p. 333
1768Phalaena Strøm p. 333
1770Lepidoptera Drury
1771Lepidoptera Forster p. 73
1771Phalaena Forster p. 74
1776Lepidoptera Müller p. 111
1776Phalaena Müller p. 117
1780Lepidoptera Harris p. 93
1780Phalaena Harris p. 93
1796Lepidoptera Latreille p. 140
1796Phalaena Latreille p. 143
1798Phalaena Fabricius p. 449
1802Phalaena Latreille p. 411
1977Aglossata Speidel
1989Lepidoptera Zhang p. 420
1992Lepidoptera Carpenter
2004Lepidoptera Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence
2010Lepidoptera Minet et al.
2011Lepidoptera Beutel et al.
2011Aglossata van Nieukerken et al. p. 212
2014Lepidoptera Misof et al.
2014Lepidoptera Peters et al.
2022Lepidoptera Engel p. 6
2022Lepidoptera Wang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
RankNameAuthor
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Panorpida
superorderAmphiesmenopteraKiriakoff 1948
—Metamphiesmenoptera
—Euamphiesmenoptera
—Panendymenoptera
—Endymenoptera
—Stelloptera
orderLepidoptera
orderLepidoptera

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Or. Lepidoptera Linnaeus 1758 [moth]
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Superfm. Agathiphagoidea Kristensen 1967
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Fm. Agathiphagidae Kristensen 1967 [kauri moth]
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G. †Agathiphagama Mey et al. 2021
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†Agathiphagama perdita Mey et al. 2021
Unr. Angiospermivora Regier et al. 2015
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Subor. Glossata Fabricius 1775
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Unr. Coelolepida Nielsen and Kristensen 1996
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Infraor. Exoporia Dugdale 1974
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Superfm. Hepialoidea Stephens 1829
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Invalid names: Mnesarchaeoidea Eyer 1924 [synonym]
Infraor. Heteroneura Tillyard 1918
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Unr. Eulepidoptera Kiriakoff 1948
Superfm. Nepticuloidea Stainton 1859
Invalid names: Macrolepidoptera [empty], Nepticulina Meyrick 1928 [invalid subgroup]
Superfm. Lophocoronoidea Common 1973
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Fm. Lophocoronidae Common 1973
Invalid names: Lophocoronina Common 1990 [invalid subgroup], Myoglossata Kristensen and Nielsen 1981 [invalid subgroup], Neolepidoptera Packard 1895 [invalid subgroup]
Superfm. Eriocranioidea Rebel 1901
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Fm. Eriocraniidae Meyrick 1927
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Subfm. †Cretocraniinae Melnitsky and Ivanov 2020
G. Dyseriocrania Spuler 1910
G. Eriocrania Zeller 1851
G. †Eriocranites Kernbach 1967
G. †Protolepis Kozlov 1989
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†Protolepis cuprealata Kozlov 1989
Invalid names: Dacnonypha Hinton 1946 [invalid subgroup]
Fm. †Archaeolepiidae Whalley 1985
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G. †Archaeolepis Whalley 1985
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†Archaeolepis mane Whalley 1985
Fm. †Ascololepidopterigidae Zhang et al. 2013
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G. †Ascololepidopterix Zhang et al. 2013
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†Ascololepidopterix multinerve Zhang et al. 2013
G. †Pegolepidopteron Zhang et al. 2013
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†Pegolepidopteron latiala Zhang et al. 2013
G. †Trionolepidopteron Zhang et al. 2013
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†Trionolepidopteron admarginis Zhang et al. 2013
G. †Bombycites Heer 1849
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†Bombycites buchii Heer 1864
G. †Chionaemopsis Cockerell and Le Veque 1931
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†Chionaemopsis quadrifasciatus Cockerell and Le Veque 1931
G. Cyphanta Walker 1865
Unr. Diurni Latreille 1802
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Invalid names: Papilionides Latreille 1802 [empty]
Subor. †Eolepidopterigina Rasnitsyn 1983
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Superfm. †Eolepidopterigoidea Rasnitsyn 1983
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Fm. †Eolepidopterigidae Rasnitsyn 1983
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G. †Aclemus Zhang et al. 2016
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†Aclemus patulus Zhang et al. 2016
G. †Akainalepidopteron Zhang et al. 2013
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†Akainalepidopteron elachipteron Zhang et al. 2013
G. †Daiopterix Skalski 1984
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†Daiopterix olgae Kozlov 1989
†Daiopterix rasnitsyni Skalski 1984
G. †Dynamilepidopteron Zhang et al. 2013
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†Dynamilepidopteron aspinosus Zhang et al. 2013
G. †Eolepidopterix Rasnitsyn 1983
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†Eolepidopterix jurassica Rasnitsyn 1983
G. †Gracilepterix Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989
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†Gracilepterix pulchra Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989
G. †Grammikolepidopteron Zhang et al. 2013
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†Grammikolepidopteron extensus Zhang et al. 2013
G. †Longcapitalis Zhang et al. 2013
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†Longcapitalis excelsus Zhang et al. 2013
G. †Netoxena Sohn 2012
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†Netoxena nana Martins-Neto 1999
Invalid names: Xena Martins-Neto 1999 [replaced]
G. †Palaeolepidopterix Kozlov 1989
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†Palaeolepidopterix aurea Kozlov 1989
G. †Petilicorpus Zhang et al. 2013
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†Petilicorpus cristatus Zhang et al. 2013
G. †Protosiberopterix Melnitsky and Ivanov 2020
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†Protosiberopterix antitheton Melnitsky and Ivanov 2020
†Protosiberopterix equesaeneus Melnitsky and Ivanov 2020
†Protosiberopterix praevernalis Melnitsky and Ivanov 2020
G. †Quadruplecivena Zhang et al. 2013
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†Quadruplecivena celsa Zhang et al. 2013
G. †Seresilepidopteron Zhang et al. 2013
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†Seresilepidopteron dualis Zhang et al. 2013
G. †Undopterix Skalski 1979
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†Undopterix caririensis Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989
†Undopterix sukatshevae Skalski 1979
Invalid names: Undopterigidae Kozlov 1988 [synonym]
G. Eucosmia Stephens 1829
G. †Gallerites Kernbach 1967
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†Gallerites keleri Kernbach 1967
Subor. Heterobathmiina Kristensen and Nielsen 1983
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Superfm. Heterobathmioidea Kristensen and Nielsen 1979
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Fm. Heterobathmiidae Kristensen and Nielsen 1979
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G. †Preheterobathmia Mey 2024
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G. †Karataunia Kozlov 1989
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†Karataunia lapidaria Kozlov 1989
Superfm. Micropterigoidea Herrich-Schaeffer 1855
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Fm. Micropterigidae Cotes 1889
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G. †Archmosaicus Zhang et al. 2020
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†Archmosaicus comitatus Zhang et al. 2020
G. †Auliepterix Kozlov 1989
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†Auliepterix minima Kozlov 1989
†Auliepterix mirabilis Kozlov 1989
G. †Baltimartyria Skalski 1995
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G. †Bitterfeldopterix Mey 2019
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G. †Electrocrania Kuznetsov 1941
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†Electrocrania immensipalpa Kuznetsov 1941
G. †Klausnitzerellus Mey 2019
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G. Micropterix Hübner 1825
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†Micropterix anglica Jarzembowski 1980
†Micropterix gertraudae Kurz and Kurz 2010
G. †Moleropterix Engel and Kinzelbach 2008
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†Moleropterix kalbei Engel and Kinzelbach 2008
G. †Palaeosabatinca Kozlov 1988
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G. †Parasabatinca Whalley 1978
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†Parasabatinca aftimacrai Whalley 1978
†Parasabatinca caldasae Martins-Neto and Vulcano 1989
G. Sabatinca Walker 1863
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†Sabatinca cretacea Zhang et al. 2017
†Sabatinca limula Zhang et al. 2017
†Sabatinca perveta Cockerell 1919
†Sabatinca pouilloni Ngô-Muller and Nel 2020
G. †Saxomicropterix Mey 2019
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G. †Terncladus Han et al. 2024
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†Terncladus halonatus Han et al. 2024
†Terncladus lunatus Han et al. 2024
G. †Wichardius Mey 2019
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Unr. Nocturni Latreille 1802
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Invalid names: Bombycinae Latreille 1802 [empty], Phalaenites Latreille 1802 [empty], Pterophorii Latreille 1802 [empty], Tortrices Latreille 1802 [empty]
G. †Paleolepidopterites Kozlov 2018
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Unr. †Paralepidoptera Engel 2022
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Fm. †Mesokristenseniidae Huang et al. 2010
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G. †Kladolepidopteron Zhang et al. 2013
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†Kladolepidopteron oviformis Zhang et al. 2013
†Kladolepidopteron parva Zhang et al. 2013
†Kladolepidopteron subaequalis Zhang et al. 2013
G. †Mesokristensenia Huang et al. 2010
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†Mesokristensenia angustipenna Huang et al. 2010
†Mesokristensenia latipenna Huang et al. 2010
†Mesokristensenia sinica Huang et al. 2010
†Mesokristensenia trichophora Zhang et al. 2013
G. †Petisca Martins-Neto 1998
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†Petisca dryellina Martins-Neto 1998
G. †Phylledestes Cockerell 1907
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†Phylledestes vorax Cockerell 1907
G. †Pyralites Heer 1856
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†Pyralites obscurus Heer 1856
†Pyralites preecei Jarzembowski 1980
G. Schaefferia Houlbert 1918
G. †Sphingidites Kernbach 1967
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†Sphingidites weidneri Kernbach 1967
Invalid names: Aglossata Speidel 1977 [invalid subgroup], Monotrysia Borner 1939 [empty], Papilionida Laicharting 1781 [synonym], Phalaena Linnaeus 1758 [invalid subgroup], Zalepidoptera Engel 2022 [empty], Zeugloptera Chapman 1917 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available