Geometroidea

Geometridae

221 Genera and 1105 species native to southern Africa

Drepanoidea

Drepanidae

5 Genera and 7 species native to southern Africa.

Uranioidea

Uraniidae

9 Genera and 18 species native to southern Africa.

Sematuridae

1 Genus and 1 species native to southern Africa: Apoprogones hesperistis

Calliduloidea

Pterothysanidae

1 Genus and 1 species native to southern Africa: Pterocerota virginea*

RHOPALOCERA (butterflies)

Bombycoidea

Lasiocampidae (lappet moths)

50 Genera and 127 species native to southern Africa.

Eupterotidae

21 Genera and 62 species native to southern Africa.

Hibrildidae

1 Genus and 2 species native to southern Africa: Hibrildes crawshayi and Hibrildes norax*

Bombycidae

2 Genera and 5 species native to southern Africa.

Lemoniidae

1 Genus and 2 species native to southern Africa: Sabalia picarina* and Sabalia thalia

Brahmaeidae

2 Genera and 2 species native to southern Africa: Dactyloceras widenmanni and Spiramiopsis comma*

Saturniidae (emperor moths)

29 Genera and 75 species native to southern Africa

Sphingidae (hawk moths)

48 Genera and 105 species native to southern Africa

Noctuoidea

Notodontidae

94 Genera and 199 species native to southern Africa

Thyretidae

4 Genera and 33 species native to southern Africa

Lymantriidae

50 Genera and 180 species native to southern Africa

Arctiidae (tiger moths, footmen, larger ermines)

84 Genera and 227 species native to southern Africa

Herminiidae

9 Genera and 23 species native to southern Africa

Aganaidae

4 Genera and 12 species native to southern Africa

Noctuidae (owl moths, owlets, etc.)

459 Genera and 1608 species native to southern Africa