Macrolepidoptera

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 • Calliduloidea – Old World butterfly-moths • Papilionoidea – butterflies The last two superfamilies comprised the Rhopalocera, or butterflies. More recent taxonomic treatments usually include all butterflies in an expanded Papilionoidea. • Mimallonoidea – sack bearers (sometimes included in basal position) • Drepanoidea – drepanids • Noctuoidea – owlet moths • Geometroidea – inchworms • Lasiocampoidea – lappet moths • Bombycoidea – bombycoid moths ==References==