| Acanthopteroctetidae Davis, 1978 | Archaic Sun Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom |
| Adelidae Bruand, 1851 | Adelid Moths | 384 | Species | Taxom |
| Agathiphagidae N. P. Kriste..., 1967 | Kauri moth | 2 | Species | Taxom |
| Agonoxenidae (Meyrick, 1926) | Palm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Aididae Schaus, 1906 | | 10 | Species | Taxom |
| Alucitidae Leach, 1815 | Many Plumed Moths | 286 | Species | Taxom |
| Andesianidae Davis & Gentili, 2003 | Andean endemic moths | 3 | Species | Taxom |
| Anomosetidae Tillyard, 1919 | Australian Primitive Ghost Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Anthelidae Turner, 1904 | Australian Lappet Moths | 203 | Species | Taxom |
| Apatelodidae Neumoegen & ..., 1894 | American Silkworm Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom |
| Archaeolepidae (Whalley, 1985) | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Archaeolepiidae Whalley, 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 894 | Species | Taxom |
| Artiidae | | 0 | Species | Taxom |
| Ascololepidopterigidae Zhang & al., 2013 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
| Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 454 | Species | Taxom |
| Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Batrachedrid Moths | 186 | Species | Taxom |
| Bedelliidae (Stainton, 1849) | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Blastobasidae (Meyrick, 1894) | Blastobasid moths | 20 | Species | Taxom |
| Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 537 | Species | Taxom |
| Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966 | Little Bear Moths | 190 | Species | Taxom |
| Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 54 | Species | Taxom |
| Brassolidae (Boisduval, 1836) | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
| Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 59 | Species | Taxom |
| Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907 | Carposinid moths | 343 | Species | Taxom |
| Carthaeidae Common, 1966 | Australian Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 197 | Species | Taxom |
| Cecidosidae Brèthes, 1916 | Gall Moths | 22 | Species | Taxom |
| Chimabachidae (HEINEMANN, 1870) | Chimabachid Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom |
| Choreutidae Stainton, 1854 | Choreuitid Moths | 376 | Species | Taxom |
| Cochylidae | | 6 | Species | Taxom |
| Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 2913 | Species | Taxom |
| Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905 | Fig Borers | 62 | Species | Taxom |
| Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 2346 | Species | Taxom |
| Cosmopterygidae (Heinemann & ..., 1876) | Cosmet moths | 0 | Species | Taxom |
| Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 2187 | Species | Taxom |
| Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 13526 | Species | Taxom |
| Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 37 | Species | Taxom |
| Cyclotornidae Meyrick, 1912 | Australian Parasite Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom |
| Dalceridae Dyar, 1898 | Dalcerid moths | 40 | Species | Taxom |
| Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833) | Milkweed Butterflies | 54 | Species | Taxom |
| Depressariidae Meyrick, 1883 | Flat-Bodied Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom |
| Dioptidae (J. Bechyné, 1950) | American False Tiger Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom |
| Douglasiidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Douglas Moths | 47 | Species | Taxom |
| Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 723 | Species | Taxom |
| Dudgeoneidae Berger, 1958 | Dudgeon Carpenterworm Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom |
| Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 3257 | Species | Taxom |
| Endromidae Boisduval, 1828 | Glory Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Eolepidopterigidae Rasnitsyn, 1983 | | 14 | Species | Taxom |
| Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910 | Epermeniid moths | 434 | Species | Taxom |
| Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Oriental Swallowtail Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom |
| Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903 | Planthopper Parasite Moths | 30 | Species | Taxom |
| Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 25583 | Species | Taxom |
| Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898 | Old World Spiny Winged Moths | 100 | Species | Taxom |
| Eriocraniidae Rebel, 1901 | Eriocraniid moths | 51 | Species | Taxom |
| Ethmiidae (Busck, 1909) | Black-spotted Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 556 | Species | Taxom |
| Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 608 | Species | Taxom |
| Galacticidae Minet, 1986 | Galacticid Moths | 27 | Species | Taxom |
| Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 6731 | Species | Taxom |
| Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 24833 | Species | Taxom |
| Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854 | Glyphipterigid moths | 490 | Species | Taxom |
| Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 2516 | Species | Taxom |
| Hedylidae Guenée, 1857 | American Butterfly Moths | 32 | Species | Taxom |
| Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822) | Heliconians | 9 | Species | Taxom |
| Heliodinidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Heliodinid moths | 86 | Species | Taxom |
| Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Leaf miners | 146 | Species | Taxom |
| Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 | Ghost Moths | 844 | Species | Taxom |
| Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 7418 | Species | Taxom |
| Heterobathmiidae Kristensen &..., 1979 | Valdivian Archaic Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom |
| Heterogynidae Rambur, 1866 | Mediterranean Burnet Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom |
| Himantopteridae Rogenhofer, 1884 | Long Tailed Burnet Moths | 105 | Species | Taxom |
| Holcopogonidae Gozmany, 1967 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
| Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903 | Teak Moths | 33 | Species | Taxom |
| Immidae Heppner, 1977 | Imma Moths | 164 | Species | Taxom |
| Incurvariidae Spuler, 1898 | Fairy moths | 80 | Species | Taxom |
| Lacturidae Heppner, 1995 | Australian burnet moths | 52 | Species | Taxom |
| Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 2174 | Species | Taxom |
| Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 1067 | Species | Taxom |
| Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 25 | Species | Taxom |
| Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 1387 | Species | Taxom |
| Lophocoronidae Common, 1973 | Australian Archaic Sun Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom |
| Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 10777 | Species | Taxom |
| Lycanidae (Leach, 1815) | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854 | Lyonet Moths | 557 | Species | Taxom |
| Lypusidae Herrich-Schä..., 1857 | European bagworm moths | 10 | Species | Taxom |
| Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Crinkled Flannel Moths | 108 | Species | Taxom |
| Mesokristenseniidae Huang, Nel &..., 2010 | | 8 | Species | Taxom |
| Metarbelidae (Strand, 1909) | Tropical Carpenterworm Moths | 36 | Species | Taxom |
| Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005 | | 114 | Species | Taxom |
| Micropterigidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Mandibulate Archaic Moths | 191 | Species | Taxom |
| Millieriidae (Stainton, 1854) | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
| Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878 | Mimallonid Moths | 201 | Species | Taxom |
| Mirinidae (Kozlov, 1985) | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
| Mnesarchaeidae Eyer, 1924 | New Zealand Primitive Moths | 19 | Species | Taxom |
| Momphidae Herrich Scha..., 1857 | Mompha Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom |
| Neopseustidae Hering, 1925 | Archaic Bell Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom |
| Neotheoridae Kirstensen, 1978 | Amazonian Primitive Ghost Moths | 0 | Species | Taxom |
| Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 1456 | Species | Taxom |
| Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 20312 | Species | Taxom |
| Noctuiidae | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 2415 | Species | Taxom |
| Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 4733 | Species | Taxom |
| Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 12796 | Species | Taxom |
| Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 4327 | Species | Taxom |
| Oenosandridae Miller, 1991 | Snub Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom |
| Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893 | Opostegid moths | 149 | Species | Taxom |
| Oxychirotidae (Meyrick, 1885) | False plume moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Palaeosetidae Turner, 1922 | Miniature Ghost Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom |
| Palaephatidae Davis, 1986 | Gondwanaland Moths | 39 | Species | Taxom |
| Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 1816 | Species | Taxom |
| Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 2265 | Species | Taxom |
| Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 412 | Species | Taxom |
| Prodoxidae Riley, 1881 | Yucca Moths | 135 | Species | Taxom |
| Prototheoridae Meyrick, 1917 | African Primitive Ghost Moths | 19 | Species | Taxom |
| Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 1449 | Species | Taxom |
| Pterolonchidae Meyrick, 1918 | Lance Wing Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom |
| Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 2411 | Species | Taxom |
| Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 7765 | Species | Taxom |
| Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 2235 | Species | Taxom |
| Roeslerstammiidae Bruand, 1850 | Double-eye moths | 42 | Species | Taxom |
| Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 2812 | Species | Taxom |
| Satyridae Boisduval, 1833 | Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Schreckensteiniidae Fletcher, 1929 | Bristle Legged Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom |
| Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 118 | Species | Taxom |
| Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 21 | Species | Taxom |
| Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 1564 | Species | Taxom |
| Simaethistidae Minet, 1991 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
| Somabrachyidae Hampson, 1920 | African Flannel Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom |
| Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 2398 | Species | Taxom |
| Symmocidae (Gozmany, 1957) | Symmocid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
| Syntomidae (Herrich Scha..., 1846) | | 21 | Species | Taxom |
| Thyatiridae (Blake, 1936) | False Owlet Moths | 0 | Species | Taxom |
| Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | Picture Winged Leaf Moths | 630 | Species | Taxom |
| Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 3784 | Species | Taxom |
| Tineodidae Meyrick, 1885 | False Plume Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom |
| Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898 | Lyonetiid moths | 186 | Species | Taxom |
| Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 13840 | Species | Taxom |
| Undopterigidae (Kozlov, 1988) | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
| Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 713 | Species | Taxom |
| Urodidae Kyrki, 1984 | False Burnet Moths | 24 | Species | Taxom |
| Whalleyanidae Minet, 1991 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
| Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 1079 | Species | Taxom |
| Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 894 | Species | Taxom |
| Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845 | Ypsolophid Moths | 192 | Species | Taxom |
| Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 905 | Species | Taxom |
