Many attempts have been made to group the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera into natural groups, most of which fail because one of the two groups is not monophyletic: Microlepidoptera and Macrolepidoptera, Heterocera and Rhopalocera, Jugatae and Frenatae, Monotrysia and Ditrysia.
Fixéronse moitos intentos de agrupar as superfamilias de Lepidoptera en grupos naturais, a maioría dos cales fracasaron porque un dos dous grupos non é monofilético; así téñense dividido en pares de grupos como: Microlepidotera e Macrolepidoptera, Heterocera e Rhopalocera, Jugatae e Frenatae, Monotrysia e Ditrysia.