lepidopterousadj.
/ˌlɛpᵻˈdɒpt(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌlɛpəˈdɑptərəs/ Of or pertaining to the Lepidoptera.
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lepidopterous1797
lepidopteral1828
scale-winged1857
lepidopteran1865
1797 J. Abbott (title) The Natural History of the rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia.
1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. 533 With regard to setting Lepidopterous insects.
1835 Trans. Zool. Soc. I. 188 (note) A detailed generalization of the Lepidopterous wing.
1861 W. Barnes in Macmillan's Mag. June 131 The lepidopterous insect ‘colias edusa’, is bright with orange and green.
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