Hedylidae, the "American moth-butterflies", is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera, representing the superfamily Hedyloidea. They have traditionally been viewed as an extant sister group of the butterfly superfamily Papilionoidea, but a 2014 phylogenetic analyses has suggested Hedylidae is a subgroup of Papilionoidea, and not a sister group, and are more accurately referred to as butterflies rather than moths. They are represented by a single Neotropical genus Macrosoma with 35 currently recognized species.
Macrosoma albipannosa is moth-like butterfly described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1916. It belongs to the family Hedylidae. Originally it belonged to the genus Hedyle. Malcolm J. Scoble combined it with Macrosoma in 1986.
Macrosoma amaculata is moth-like butterfly described by Malcolm J. Scoble in 1990. It belongs to the family Hedylidae.
Macrosoma bahiata is a moth-like butterfly species described by Cajetan von Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It belongs to the family Hedylidae. Originally it belonged to the genus Phellinodes. Malcolm J. Scoble combined it with Macrosoma in 1986.
Macrosoma cascaria is moth-like butterfly described by William Schaus in 1901. It belongs to the family Hedylidae. Originally it belonged to the genus Hyphedyle. Malcolm J. Scoble combined it with Macrosoma in 1986.
Macrosoma conifera is moth-like butterfly described by Warren in 1897. It belongs to the family Hedylidae. Originally it belonged to the genus Phellinodes. Malcolm J. Scoble combined it with Macrosoma in 1986.
Macrosoma coscoja is moth-like butterfly described by Paul Dognin in 1900. It belongs to the family Hedylidae. Originally it belonged to the genus Phellinodes. Malcolm J. Scoble combined it with Macrosoma in 1986.
Macrosoma heliconiaria is moth-like butterfly described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It belongs to the family Hedylidae. Originally it belonged to the genus Hedyle. Malcolm J. Scoble combined it with Macrosoma in 1986. The species displays characteristics of both moths and butterflies and is believed to be the closest living ancestor to modern butterflies. Adaptions to avoid bat predation have given the species ultrasonic hearing and night vision through superposition optics.
Macrosoma hyacinthina is moth-like butterfly described by William Warren in 1905. It belongs to the family Hedylidae. Originally it belonged to the genus Lasiopates. Malcolm J. Scoble combined it with Macrosoma in 1986.
Macrosoma intermedia is moth-like butterfly described by Paul Dognin in 1911. It belongs to the Hedylidae family. Originally, it was in the genus Phellinodes.
Macrosoma klagesi is moth-like butterfly described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1916. It belongs to the family Hedylidae. Originally it belonged to the genus Phellinodes. Malcolm J. Scoble combined it with Macrosoma in 1986.
Macrosoma leucophasiata is a moth-like butterfly in the family Hedylidae. It was described by Paul Thierry-Mieg in 1904.
Macrosoma lucivittata is a moth-like butterfly in the family Hedylidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863.
Macrosoma nigrimacula is a moth-like butterfly in the family Hedylidae. It was described by William Warren in 1897.
Macrosoma pectinogyna is a moth-like butterfly in the family Hedylidae. It was described by Malcolm J. Scoble in 1990.
Macrosoma rubedinaria is a moth-like butterfly in the family Hedylidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1862.
Macrosoma semiermis is a moth-like butterfly in the family Hedylidae. It was described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1932.
Macrosoma stabilinota is a moth-like butterfly in the family Hedylidae. It was described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1932.
Macrosoma subornata is a moth-like butterfly in the family Hedylidae. It was described by William Warren in 1904.
Macrosoma tipulata is a moth-like butterfly in the family Hedylidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
