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Phiditiidae is a family of moths. The family used to be placed as a subfamily (Phiditiinae) in the family Bombycidae.^[1]

Diversity

The family consists of 4 genera and about 25 species.

Genera

Phiditia Möschler, 1883
Rolepa Walker, 1855
Sorocaba Moore, 1882
Tepilia Walker, 1855

References

^ Zwick, Andreas; Regier, Jerome C.; Mitter, Charles; Cummings, Michael P. (2010-09-30). "Increased gene sampling yields robust support for higher-level clades within Bombycoidea (Lepidoptera)". Systematic Entomology. 36: 31–43. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2010.00543.x.

Extant Lepidoptera families

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Neoptera
Superorder: Holometabola

Suborder Zeugloptera

Micropterigoidea	Micropterigidae (mandibulate archaic moths)

Suborder Aglossata

Agathiphagoidea	Agathiphagidae (kauri moths)

Suborder Heterobathmiina

Heterobathmioidea	Heterobathmiidae

Suborder Glossata

Eriocranioidea	Eriocraniidae

Acanthopteroctetoidea	Acanthopteroctetidae (archaic sun moths)

Lophocoronoidea	Lophocoronidae

Neopseustoidea	Aenigmatineidae Neopseustidae (archaic bell moths)

Hepialoidea	Anomosetidae Hepialidae (swift moths, ghost moths) Neotheoridae (Amazonian primitive ghost moths) Palaeosetidae (miniature ghost moths) Prototheoridae (African primitive ghost moths)
Mnesarchaeoidea	Mnesarchaeidae (New Zealand primitive moths)

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Adeloidea	Adelidae (fairy longhorn moths) Cecidosidae Heliozelidae Incurvariidae Prodoxidae (yucca moths)
Andesianoidea	Andesianidae (Andean endemic moths)
Nepticuloidea	Nepticulidae (pigmy, or midget moths) Opostegidae (white eyecap moths)
Palaephatoidea	Palaephatidae (Gondwanaland moths)
Tischerioidea	Tischeriidae (trumpet leaf miner moths)

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Simaethistoidea	Simaethistidae
Tineoidea	Acrolophidae (burrowing webworm moths) Arrhenophanidae Eriocottidae (Old World spiny-winged moths) Psychidae (bagworm moths) Tineidae (fungus moths)
Gracillarioidea	Bucculatricidae (ribbed cocoon makers) Douglasiidae (Douglas moths) Gracillariidae Roeslerstammiidae
Yponomeutoidea	Acrolepiidae (false diamondback moths) Bedelliidae Glyphipterigidae (sedge moths) Heliodinidae Lyonetiidae Plutellidae Yponomeutidae (ermine moths) Ypsolophidae
Gelechioidea	Autostichidae Batrachedridae Blastobasidae Coleophoridae (case-bearers, case moths) Cosmopterigidae (cosmet moths) Elachistidae (grass-miner moths) Gelechiidae (twirler moths) Lecithoceridae (long-horned moths) Lypusidae Metachandidae Momphidae (mompha moths) Oecophoridae (concealer moths) Pterolonchidae Scythrididae (flower moths) Xyloryctidae (timber moths)
Galacticoidea	Galacticidae
Zygaenoidea	Heterogynidae Zygaenidae (burnet, forester, or smoky moths) Himantopteridae Lacturidae Somabrachyidae Megalopygidae (flannel moths) Aididae Anomoeotidae Cyclotornidae Epipyropidae (planthopper parasite moths) Dalceridae (slug caterpillars) Limacodidae (slug, or cup moths)
Cossoidea	Cossidae (carpenter millers, or goat moths) Dudgeoneidae (dudgeon carpenter moths)
Sesioidea	Brachodidae (little bear moths) Castniidae (castniid moths: giant butterfly-moths, sun moths) Sesiidae (clearwing moths)
Choreutoidea	Choreutidae (metalmark moths)
Tortricoidea	Tortricidae (tortrix moths)
Urodoidea	Urodidae (false burnet moths)
Schreckensteinioidea	Schreckensteiniidae (bristle-legged moths)
Epermenioidea	Epermeniidae (fringe-tufted moths)
Alucitoidea	Alucitidae (many-plumed moths) Tineodidae (false plume moths)
Pterophoroidea	Pterophoridae (plume moths)
Whalleyanoidea	Whalleyanidae
Immoidea	Immidae
Copromorphoidea	Copromorphidae (tropical fruitworm moths) Carposinidae (fruitworm moths)
Thyridoidea	Thyrididae (picture-winged leaf moths)
Calliduloidea	Callidulidae (Old World butterfly-moths)
Papilionoidea (butterflies)	Papilionidae (swallowtail butterflies) Hedylidae (American moth-butterflies) Hesperiidae (skippers) Pieridae (whites, yellows, orangetips, sulphurs) Riodinidae (metalmarks) Lycaenidae (gossamer-winged butterflies: blues, coppers and relatives) Nymphalidae (brush-footed, or four-footed butterflies)
Hyblaeoidea	Hyblaeidae (teak moths)
Pyraloidea	Pyralidae (snout moths) Crambidae (grass moth)
Mimallonoidea	Mimallonidae (sack bearer moths)
Lasiocampoidea	Lasiocampidae (eggars, snout moths, or lappet moths)
Bombycoidea	Anthelidae (Australian lappet moth) Apatelodidae (American silkworm moths) Bombycidae (silk moths) Brahmaeidae (Brahmin moths) Carthaeidae (Dryandra moth) Endromidae (Kentish glory and relatives) Eupterotidae Phiditiidae Saturniidae (saturniids) Sphingidae (hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms)
Noctuoidea	Erebidae (underwing, tiger, tussock, litter, snout, owlet moths) Euteliidae Noctuidae (daggers, sallows, owlet moths, quakers, cutworms, darts) Nolidae (tuft moths) Notodontidae (prominents, kittens) Oenosandridae
Drepanoidea	Drepanidae (hook-tips) Cimeliidae (gold moths) Doidae
Geometroidea	Sematuridae Pseudobistonidae Epicopeiidae (oriental swallowtail moths) Uraniidae Geometridae (geometer moths)
Superfamily unassigned	Millieriidae

Note: division Monotrysia is not a clade.

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