Lepidoptera in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae

In the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, Carl Linnaeus classified the arthropods, including insects, arachnids and crustaceans, among his class "Insecta".

Linnaeus divided the group into three genera – Papilio, Sphinx and Phalaena.

The first two, together with the seven subdivisions of the third, are now used as the basis for nine superfamily names: Papilionoidea, Sphingoidea, Bombycoidea, Noctuoidea, Geometroidea, Tortricoidea, Pyraloidea, Tineoidea and Alucitoidea.

These were thematically arranged into six groups, and were drawn from classical sources including the Fabulae of Gaius Julius Hyginus and Pliny the Elder's Naturalis Historia.

[2] The second group was the Heliconii, comprising Apollo and Muses.

The name of Graphium agamemnon (originally Papilio agamemnon ) commemorates Agamemnon .
The Old World swallowtail was named Papilio machaon , after Machaon .
The common lime butterfly was named Papilio demoleus in 1758.
The Apollo was named Papilio apollo , after Apollo .
The black-veined white was named Papilio crataegi after the hawthorn bushes it feeds on.
The round-winged orange tip was named Papilio euippe , after Euippe .
The small heath was named Papilio pamphilus , after Pamphilus .
Junonia lemonias was named Papilio lemonias in 1758.
The large wall was named Papilio maera in 1758.
The purple emperor was named Papilio iris , after Iris .
The silver-studded blue was named Papilio argus in 1758.
The scarce copper was named Papilio virgaureae in 1758.
The grizzled skipper was named Papilio malvae in 1758.
Neptis hylas was named Papilio hylas , after Hylas .
Macroglossum stellatarum , the hummingbird hawk moth, was named Sphinx stellatarum in 1758.
Hyles euphorbiae , the spurge hawk moth ( caterpillar pictured), was named Sphinx euphorbiae in 1758.
Zygaena filipendulae , the six-spot burnet moth ( Zygaenidae ) was included among the hawk moths of the genus Sphinx in 1758.
The puss moth Cerura vinula was described as Phalaena vinula in 1758.
Arctia caja was described as Phalaena caja in 1758.
Clostera curtula was described as Phalaena curtula in 1758.
Calliteara pudibunda was described as Phalaena pudibunda in 1758.
Notodonta ziczac was described as Phalaena ziczac in 1758.
The Luna moth Actias luna was described in 1758.
Xyleutes strix was described as Phalaena strix in 1758.
Callimorpha dominula was described as Phalaena dominula in 1758.
Tyria jacobaeae was described as Phalaena jacobaeae in 1758.
The angle shades moth, Phlogophora meticulosa , was described as Phalaena meticulosa in 1758.
Orthosia gothica was described as Phalaena gothica in 1758.
Aedia leucomelas was described as Phalaena leucomelas in 1758.
Eurrhypara hortulata was described as Phalaena hortulata in 1758.
Agapeta hamana was described as Phalaena hamana in 1758.
Eulia ministrana was described as Phalaena ministrana in 1758.
Epinotia solandriana was described as Phalaena solandriana in 1758.
Pyrausta purpuralis was described as Phalaena purpualis in 1758.
Geina didactyla was described as Phalaena didactyla in 1758.