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Lepidoptera

Moths of Iowa
 Families

Dacnonypha

          Eriocranioidea

Eriocraniidae                                                                              

Monotrysia

             Nepticuloide

Nepticulidae

Opostegidae - Opostegid Moths        

   Tischerioidea 

Tischeriidae                                         

             Incurvarioidea

 Prodoxidae - Yucca Moths                                                                

Adelidae -     Fairy Moths 

Incurvariidae    

Heliozelidae                                                              

Ditrysia

              Tineoidea 

                         Tineidae -  Clothes Moths and Others                                                 

                     Acrolophidae -  Burrowing Webworm Moths

                    Psychidae - Bagworm Moths                                                              

              Gracillarioidea

                       Bucculatricidae -                                                                                   

                    Gracillariidae -  Leaf Blotch Miner Moths                                                      

           Gelechioidea

                         Oecophoridae - Oecophorid Moths                                                     

                     Elachistidae - Elachistid Moths                                                            

                     Amphisbatidae -                                                                                  

                     Autostichidae -                                                                                    

                     Coleophoridae - Casebearer Moths                                                                 

                     Cosmopterigidae - Cosmopterigid Moths                                           

                     Gelechiidae - Gelechiid Moths         

                           Xyloryctidae                                                   

           Copromorphoidea

                           Carposinidae - Carposinid Moths                                                       

           Epermenioidea 

    Epermeniidae

 Yponomeutoidea  

                          Plutellidae - Diamondback Moths                                                        

                          Ypsolophidae

                         Ypononeutiidae - Ermine Moths

                          Lyonetiidae                                                         

                    Heliodinidae -  

    Glyphipterigidae                                                                                   

           Sesioidea 

                          Sesiidae - Clear-winged Moths 

          Choreutoidea

                    Choreutidae  - Metalmark Moths                                                        

              Cossoidea 

                          Cossidae - Carpenterworm Moths                                                      

           Tortricoidea 

                          Tortricidae -  Tortricid Moths  

                                       Olethreutinae -                                                                            

                                       Tortricinae -                                                                                

           Zygaenoidea 

                          Zygaenidae - Smoky Moths                                                                

                     Megalopygidae - Flannel Moths                                                          

                    Limacodidae - Slug Caterpillar Moths                                                 

           Pyraloidea

                      Crambidae - Grass Moths                                                                     

                                       Scopariinae -

                                       Acentropinae                               

                                       Odontiinae -                                            

                                       Glaphyriinae -                                         

                                       Evergestinae -                                         

                                       Pyraustinae -                                       

                                       Schoenobiinae -                                     

                                       Crambinae -

                        Pyralidae - Snout or Pyralid Moths 

                                       Pyralinae -

                                       Chrysauginae -

                                       Epipaschiinae -

                                       Galleriinae -

                                       Phycitinae -                 

                           Thyrididae - Window-winged Moths                                                  

           Pterophoridea

                          Pterophoridae - Plume Moths                                                               

          Drepanoidea 

                          Thyatiridae

      Drepanidae - Hooktip Moths                                                   

          Geometroidea 

                          Geometridae  - Inchworm or Geometer Moths

                                       Archiearinae                                                                              

                                       Alsophilinae -                                                                                                               

                                       Ennominae -                                                                           

                                       Geometrinae -                                                                        

                                       Sterrhinae -                                                                                    

                                       Larentiinae -                                                                           

                          Uraniidae - Epiplemid Moths                                                              

             Mimallonoidea 

                          Mimallonidae - Sack-bearers                                                              

          Bombycoidea 

                          Bombycidae - Silkworm Moths                                                       

                    Lasiocampidae - Tent Caterpillars and Lappet Moths                            

                     Saturniidae -  Giant Silkworm Moths                                                  

                    Sphingidae - Sphinx or Hawk Moths                                                

           Noctuoidea 

                          Notodontidae - Prominents                                                                     

                        Erebidae     

                                      Lymantriinae -Tussock Moths 

                                      Arctiinae - Tiger, Lichen and Wasp  Moths                                                                                       

                                      Herminiinae - 

                                      Pangraptinae    

                                      Hypeninae -                                                                     

                                      Rivulinae -                                                                             

                                      Scoliopteryginae 

                                      Calpinae -     

                                      Hypocalinae   

                                      Scolecocampinae                                                              

                                      Hypenodinae

                                      Boletobinae

                                      Aventiinae

                                      Phytometrinae -

                                      Erebinae -  

                                      Erebinae - Catocala -

                                      Eulepidotinae

                          Euteliidae

                          Nolidae                                                                                                         

                                       Nolinae -

                                       Chloephorinae -

                                       Risobinae -                                                                             

                                 Noctuidae - Owlet or Noctuid Moths

                                       Plusiinae -                                                                                                                                              

                                       Bagisarinae -                                                                          

                                       Eustrotiinae -                                                                         

                                       Acontinae -                                                                          

                                       Pantheinae -                                                                            

                                       Dilobinae -

                                       Balsinae           

                                       Acronictinae -   Dagger Moths  

                                       Cuculliinae -

                                       Amphipyrinae

                                       Oncocnemidinae - 

                                       Agaristinae -

                                       Condicinae -  

                                       Heliothinae -   

                                       Eriopinae -                                                                        

                                       Noctuinae -                                                                           

                                                 Pseudeustrotiini   

                                                 Phosphilini        

                                                 Prodeniini  

                                                 Elaphriini   

                                                 Caradrinini  

                                                 Dypterygiini   

                                                 Actinotiini                             

                                                  Phlogophorini

                                                  Xylenini

                                                  Orthosiini

                                                  Tholerini 

                                                   Hadenini 

                                                   Leucaniini          

                                                   Eriopygini

                                                   Noctuini