The Macroheterocera are a well supported clade of moths that are closely related to butterflies and macro-moths.

[1][2] The Macroheterocera includes the following superfamilies:[1][2] The macroheteroceran superfamilies were previously place in the Macrolepidoptera, but recent molecular studies have failed to recover the Macrolepidoptera as a monophyletic group.

[1][2] The latter grouping also included true butterflies (Papilionoidea), New World butterfly-moths (Hedylidae), and Old World butterfly-moths (Calliduloidea).

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