Some controversy exists as to the number of families in the Hyperiidea, being given as between 20 and 23 depending on whether groups like the Thaumatopsidae are considered distinct or not.
Terdapat kontroversi mengenai jumlah familia Hyperiidea, antara 20 dan 23 familia tergantung pada apakah kelompok seperti Thaumatopsidae dianggap berbeda atau tidak.