Doidae is a small family of Lepidoptera with an exclusively New World distribution, with species occurring in Central America, the south-western United States, and northern South America.
Taxonomical placement Doidae was elevated to family rank by Julian P. Donahue and John W. Brown in 1987. They have a complex taxonomical history, and have previously been placed in Geometridae, Arctiidae, Lymantriidae and Dioptidae among several other families. As a family, Doidae was formerly included in superfamily Noctuoidea, but was transferred to the Drepanoidea in 2011 by van Nieukerken et al.
Genera and species , the Global Biodiversity Information Facility lists seven species in two genera for Doidae:
Genus Doa - type genus Doa ampla - South-western US, Mexico Doa cubana - Cuba Doa dora - Mexico, California Doa raspa - Mexico, Belize Doa translucida - Colombia
Genus Leuculodes Leuculodes lacteolaria Leuculodes lephassa References
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