This family is present predominantly in the tropics, and includes very large, and among the most spectacular species of Lepidoptera (Scoble 1992: 307). There are 573 described species (Collins & Morris 1985).
Identification: Bink 1992, Ebert & Rennwald 1991, Emmet & Heath 1989, Forster & Wohlfahrt 1955, Hesselbarth, van Oorschot & Wagener 1995, Higgins & Hargreaves 1983, Higgins & Riley 1970 (+ later editions, reprints and traductions in several languages), Howarth 1973, Krzywicki 1962, Niculescu 1962, Seitz 1906-1909, Whalley 1981, Wynhoff, Made & Swaay 1990.
Nomenclature according to Fauna Europaea.
Species in Belgium. 2.