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Lepidoptera

Moths of Iowa
 Families

Dacnonypha

          Eriocranioidea

                 Eriocraniidae                                                                              

Monotrysia

             Nepticuloidea

                Opostegidae - Opostegid Moths                                                  

             Incurvarioidea

                          Prodoxidae - Yucca Moths                                                                

                     Adelidae -     Fairy Moths                                                                   

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                                                            

           Copromorphoidea

                           Carposinidae - Carposinid Moths                                                       

           Epermenioidea 

                          Plutellidae - Diamondback Moths                                                        

              Yponomeutoidea 

                          Ypononeutiidae - Ermine Moths                                                         

                    Heliodinidae -                                                                                     

           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 -

          Thyridoidea                  

                          Thyrididae - Window-winged Moths                                                  

           Pterophoridea

                          Pterophoridae - Plume Moths                                                               

          Drepanoidea 

                          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     

                                       Arctiinae - Tiger, Lichen and Wasp  Moths                             

                                       Lymantriinae -Tussock Moths                                                 

                                       Herminiinae -                                                                         

                                       Rivulinae -                                                                             

                                      Hypeninae -                                                                          

                                       Hypenodinae

                                       Scolecocampinae

                                       Hypocalinae

                                       Toxocampinae

                                       Phytometrinae -

                                       Pangraptinae

                                       Boletobinae

                                       Calpinae -

                                       Scoliopteryginae

                                       Eulepidotinae

                                       Erebinae -  

                                       Erebinae - Catocala -

                                       Aventiinae

                          Euteliidae

                          Nolidae                                                                                                         

                                       Risobinae -

                                       Chloephorinae -

                                       Nolinae -                                                                               

                                 Noctuidae - Owlet or Noctuid Moths

                                       Plusiinae -                                                                             

                                       Eustrotiinae -                                                                         

                                       Condicinae -                                                                         

                                       Acontinae -                                                                           

                                       Pantheinae -                                                                             

                                       Raphiinae -                                                                            

                                       Acronictinae -   Dagger Moths                                                                    

                                       Bagisarinae -                                                                          

                                       Agaristinae -                                                                          

                                       Psaphidinae -                                                                         

                                       Eriopinae -                                                                               

                                       Amphipyrinae

                                       Balsinae           

                                       Oncocnemidinae -                                                                                                                                      

                                       Cuculliinae -                                                                          

                                       Noctuinae -                                                                           

                                                  Pseudeustrotiini                                                 

                                                  Phlogophorini

                                                   Xylenini

                                                  Dypterygiini

                                                  Actinotiini 

                                                   Phosphilini

                                                   Caradrinini

                                                   Prodeniini

                                                   Elaphriini

                                                   Hadenini           

                                                   Eriopygini

                                                   Leucaniini

                                                   Orthosiini

                                                  Tholerini 

                                                   Noctuini                    

                                       Heliothinae -