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List shows families in alphabetical order

Below is an alphabetical list of all the families for this Order recorded on the Irish Checklist, and the number of species within each group. To view a list of the species within each family, click on the family name you are interested in.
By clicking the above link to "Taxonomic Stats", you can view this list in taxonomic order. Clicking the link to "Family List" will bring up a list of species per family, for all families of that Order in Ireland. By clicking the link to "Taxonomic Checklist" you can view the full Checklist for Ireland in taxonomic order, including recent updates. Have a look at the images below in greater detail by clicking on them.
Family ImageFamily NameNumber of Irish Species
Family imageADELIDAE11
Family imageALUCITIDAE1
Family imageARCTIIDAE22
Family imageAUTOSTICHIDAE1
Family imageBATRACHEDRIDAE1
Family imageBLASTOBASIDAE1
Family imageBUCCALATRICIDAE9
Family imageCHOREUTIDAE4
Family imageCOLEOPHORIDAE52
Family imageCOSMOPTERIGIDAE9
Family imageCOSSIDAE2
Family imageCTENUCHIDAE3
Family imageDREPANIDAE10
Family imageELACHISTIDAE33
Family imageEPERMENIIDAE2
Family imageERIOCRANIIDAE8
Family imageGELECHIIDAE71
Family imageGEOMETRIDAE233
Family imageGLYPHIPTERIGIDAE6
Family imageGRACILLARIIDAE55
Family imageHELIOZELIDAE3
Family imageHEPIALIDAE4
Family imageHESPERIIDAE2
Family imageINCURVARIIDAE5
Family imageLASIOCAMPIDAE9
Family imageLYCAENIDAE9
Family imageLYMANTRIIDAE6
Family imageLYONETIIDAE8
Family imageMICROPTERIGIDAE4
Family imageMOMPHIDAE8
Family imageNEPTICULIDAE62
Family imageNOCTUIDAE248
Family imageNOLIDAE1
Family imageNOTODONTIDAE20
Family imageNYMPHALIDAE25
Family imageOECOPHORIDAE44
Family imageOPOSTEGIDAE2
Family imagePAPILIONIDAE2
Family imagePIERIDAE11
Family imagePRODOXIDAE3
Family imagePSYCHIDAE5
Family imagePTEROPHORIDAE22
Family imagePYRALIDAE88
Family imageSATURNIIDAE1
Family imageSCHRECKENSTEINIIDAE1
Family imageSCYTHRIDIDAE2
Family imageSESIIDAE6
Family imageSPHINGIDAE13
Family imageTINEIDAE25
Family imageTISCHERIIDAE3
Family imageTORTRICIDAE224
Family imageYPONOMEUTIDAE50
Family imageZYGAENIDAE4