Papilionoidea

The superfamily Papilionoidea (from the genus Papilio, meaning "butterfly") has all the butterflies except for the skippers, which are in the superfamily Hesperioidea, and the moth-like Hedyloidea.

The six families of Papilionoidea are:

• Swallowtails and Birdwings, Papilionidae
• Whites or Yellow-Whites, Pieridae
• Blues and Coppers or Gossamer-Winged Butterflies, Lycaenidae
• Metalmark butterflies, Riodinidae
• Hesperiidae, skippers
• Brush-footed butterflies, Nymphalidae which contain the following 13 subfamilies:
  • the snout butterflies or Libytheinae (formerly the family Libytheidae).
  • the Danaids or Danainae (formerly the family Danaidae).
  • the Tellervinae.
  • the glasswings or Ithomiinae.
  • the Calinaginae.
  • the morphos and owls or Morphinae (including the owls as tribe Brassolini).
  • the Browns or Satyrinae (formerly the family Satyridae).
  • the Charaxinae (preponas and leaf butterflies).
  • the Biblidinae.
  • the Apaturinae.
  • the nymphs or Nymphalinae.
  • the Limenitidinae (especially the adelphas) (formerly the family Limenitididae).
  • the tropical longwings or Heliconiinae.