| Species Known from Jamaica Bay by Family | |||||||
| Family | Species | ||||||
| Sphingidae (Sphinx or Hawk Moths) | 23 | ||||||
| Saturniidae (Giant Silkworm Moths and Emperors) | 7 | Pantheinae | 1 | ||||
| Arctiidae (Tiger Moths & Allies) | 13 | Acronictinae (Dagger Moths) | 5 | ||||
| Noctuidae | 150 | ------> | Noctuinae (Cutworms and Darts) | 19 | |||
| Geometridae (Inchworm Moths) | 56 | Hadeninae | 13 | ||||
| Pyralidae | 48 | Amphipyrinae | 20 | ||||
| Lasiocampidae (Tent Caterpillar Moths) | 3 | Agaristinae (Foresters and allies) | 4 | ||||
| Notodontidae (Prominents) | 7 | Heliothinae (Flower Moths) | 10 | ||||
| Lymantriidae (Tussock Moths) | 3 | Acontiinae | 9 | ||||
| Thyatiridae (Thyatirid Moths) | 1 | Cucullinae | 6 | ||||
| Drepanidae (Hooktip Moths) | 3 | Euteliinae | 4 | ||||
| Cossidae (Carpenterworm and Leopard Moths) | 2 | Plusiinae (Looper Moths) | 5 | ||||
| Incurvariidae (Yucca Moths) | 1 | Catocalinae (Underwings, Zales, and allies) | 37 | ||||
| Limacodidae (Slug Caterpillar Moths) | 2 | Deltoid Noctuids | 17 | ||||
| Pterophoridae (Plume Moths) | 1 | ||||||
| Tortricidae (Totricid Moths) | 7 | ||||||
| Sesiidae (Clear-winged Moths) | 2 | ||||||
| Momphidae (Momphid Moths) | 1 | ||||||
| Oecophoridae (Oecophorid Moths) | 1 | ||||||
| Tineidae (Clothes Moths and Allies) | 2 | ||||||
| Yponomeutidae (Ermine Moths) | 2 | ||||||
| Psychidae (Bagworm Moths) | 1 | ||||||
| 336 | |||||||