Macrolepidoptera 1151604 207578611 2008-04-23T11:16:22Z Dysmorodrepanis 303688 {{Taxobox | name = Macrolepidoptera | image = Acronicta.psi.7153.jpg | image_width = 220px | image_caption = [[Grey Dagger]], ''Acronicta psi'' | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Arthropod]]a | classis = [[Insect]]a | ordo = [[Lepidoptera]] | subordo = [[Glossata]] | infraordo = [[Heteroneura]] | unranked_familia = '''Macrolepidoptera''' | unranked_familia_authority = | subdivision_ranks = [[Superfamilies]] | subdivision = see text }} '''Macrolepidoptera''' is a group within the [[insect]] [[Order (biology) |order]] [[Lepidoptera]]. Traditionally used for the larger [[butterflies]] and [[moths]] as opposed to the "[[Microlepidoptera]]", this group is unnatural. However, it seems that by moving some [[taxa]] about, a [[monophyletic]] Macrolepidoptera can be easily achieved. The two superfamilies [[Geometroidea]] and [[Noctuoidea]] account for roughly one-quarter of all known Lepidoptera. In the reformed Macrolepidoptera, the following [[superfamilies]] are included: *[[Mimallonoidea]] - sack bearers *[[Lasiocampoidea]] - lappet moths *[[Bombycoidea]] - bombycoid moths *[[Noctuoidea]] - owlet moths *[[Drepanoidea]] - drepanids *[[Geometroidea]] - inchworms *[[Axioidea (Lepidoptera)|Axioidea]] - European gold moths *[[Calliduloidea]] - Old World butterfly-moths *[[Hedyloidea]] - New World butterfly-moths (or moth-butterflies) *[[Hesperioidea]] - skippers *[[Papilionoidea]] - true butterflies The last three make up the [[Rhopalocera]], or butterflies. == External links == * {{ITIS|ID=117234}} {{Lepidopteran superfamilies}} [[Category:Lepidoptera]] [[de:Großschmetterlinge]] [[es:Macrolepidoptera]] [[fr:Macrolepidoptera]] [[no:Storsommerfugler]]