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Heliodinidae is a family of small moths with slender bodies and narrow wings. Members of this family are found in all parts of the world.

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera Genus Database

The Family Heliodinidae is a member of the Superfamily Yponomeutoidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Heliodinidae:

• Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
  • Kingdom: Animalia C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
    • Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
      • Branch: Protostomia Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
        • Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
          • Superphylum: Panarthropoda Cuvier
            • Phylum: Arthropoda Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
              • Subphylum: Mandibulata Snodgrass, 1938
                • Infraphylum: Atelocerata Heymons, 1901
                  • Superclass: Panhexapoda
                    • Class: Insecta C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
                      • Subclass: Dicondylia
                        • Infraclass: Pterygota - Winged Insects
                          • Cohort: Myoglossata
                            • Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera
                              • Order: Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies and Moths
                                • Suborder: Glossata
                                  • Infraorder: Heteroneura - a genus of Longhorned Beetles (Cerambycidae)
                                    • Superfamily: Yponomeutoidea
                                      • Family: Heliodinidae - Heliodinid or Ermine moths