"The superfamily Papilionoidea (from the genus Papilio, meaning "butterfly") contains all the butterflies except for the moth-like Hedyloidea.
The members of the Papilionoidea may be distinguished by ...
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The body is smaller and less moth-like.The wings are larger.The antennae are straight and clubbed or hooked as in the skippers.The caterpillars do not spin cocoons in which to pupate.The pupae are angular rather than rounded.Recent phylogenetic analyses suggest the traditionally circumscribed Papilionoidea are a paraphyletic group, and that skippers (family Hesperiidae) and Neotropical moth-like butterflies (family Hedylidae) are true butterflies that should be included within the Papilionoidea superfamily to reflect cladistic relationships." - (en.wikipedia.org 18.04.2020)
