page_title: Taxonomy of the Lepidoptera
section_title: Clade Macroheterocera (Macrolepidoptera sensu sticto), encompassing all remaining groups
hierarchical_section_title: Taxonomy of the Lepidoptera / Suborder Glossata / Infraorder Heteroneura / Clade Eulepidoptera, encompassing all remaining groups / Clade Macroheterocera (Macrolepidoptera sensu sticto), encompassing all remaining groups
caption_attribution_description: Description: Drymonia ruficornis Deutsch: Dunkelgrauer Zahnspinner Source: picture taken by Kurt Kulac at 2007-04-11 License: CC-BY-SA-2.5 and GNU FDL English: Please report references to kulacgmx.at. Deutsch: Quellenangabe und Beleg an kulacgmx.at erbeten. Location: (Graz, Austria) Camera: Nikon D100 Lens: Sigma 150mm/2.8 Makro Focal Length: 150 mm Exposure: 1/180 sec, f/13 Film / Speed: ISO 400 Comment:
context_page_description: The insect order Lepidoptera consists of moths, most of which are night-flying, and a derived group, mainly day-flying, called butterflies. Within Lepidoptera as a whole, the groups listed below before Glossata contain a few basal families accounting for less than 200 species; the bulk of Lepidoptera are in the Glossata. Similarly, within the Glossata, there are a few basal groups listed first, with the bulk of species in the Heteroneura. Basal groups within Heteroneura cannot be defined with as much confidence, as there are still some disputes concerning the proper relations among these groups. At the family level, however, most groups are well defined, and the families are commonly used by hobbyists and scientists alike.
context_section_description: Superfamily Drepanoidea
  Family Cimeliidae
  Family Doidae
  Family Drepanidae
  Superfamily Lasiocampoidea
  Family Lasiocampidae
  Superfamily Bombycoidea
  Family Apatelodidae
  Family Eupterotidae
  Family Brahmaeidae
  Family Phiditiidae
  Family Anthelidae
  Family Carthaeidae
  Family Endromidae
  Family Bombycidae
  Family Saturniidae
  Family Sphingidae
  Superfamily Geometroidea
  Family Epicopeiidae
  Family Pseudobistonidae
  Family Sematuridae
  Family Uraniidae
  Family Geometridae
  Superfamily Noctuoidea
  Family Oenosandridae
  Family Notodontidae
  Family Erebidae
  Family Euteliidae
  Family Nolidae
  Family Noctuidae
caption: Drymonia ruficornis, a notodontid moth
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