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Lepidoptera
Lepidopteraan order of insects comprising the butterflies, moths, and skippers, that as adults have four membranous wings more or less covered with scales. — lepidopterous, lepidopteral, adj.See also: ButterfliesThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Lepidoptera - moths and butterflies order Lepidopteraanimal order - the order of animalsclass Hexapoda, class Insecta, Hexapoda, Insecta - insects; about five-sixths of all known animal specieslepidopteran, lepidopteron, lepidopterous insect - insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scalesfamily Nymphalidae, Nymphalidae - large beautifully colored butterfliesfamily Satyridae, Satyridae - a widely distributed family of butterflies common near the edges of woodsDanaidae, family Danaidae - small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterfliesfamily Pieridae, Pieridae - arthropod family including cabbage butterflies; sulphur butterfliesfamily Lycaenidae, Lycaenidae - family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegsfamily Tortricidae, Tortricidae - leaf rollers and codling mothsfamily Lymantriidae, Lymantriidae - tussock mothsfamily Geometridae, Geometridae - measuring wormsfamily Pyralidae, family Pyralididae, Pyralidae, Pyralididae - bee moths; corn borers; flour mothssuperfamily Tineoidea, Tineoidea - clothes moths; carpet moths; leaf minersfamily Gelechiidae, Gelechiidae - important economic pestsfamily Noctuidae, Noctuidae - cutworms; armywormsfamily Sphingidae, Sphingidae - hawkmothsBombycidae, family Bombycidae - Chinese silkworm mothfamily Saturniidae, Saturniidae - important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects knownArctiidae, family Arctiidae - tiger mothsfamily Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampidae - tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet mothscaterpillar - a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth |
TranslationsLepidoptera
Lepidoptera[‚lep·ə′däp·tə·rə] (invertebrate zoology) Large order of scaly-winged insects, including the butterflies, skippers, and moths; adults are characterized by two pairs of membranous wings and sucking mouthparts, featuring a prominent, coiled proboscis. Lepidoptera
Lep·i·dop·ter·a (lep'i-dop'tĕr-ă), An order of insects composed of the moths and butterflies, characterized by wings covered with delicate scales. [G. lepis, scale, + pteron, wing] Lepidoptera (lĕp″ĭ-dŏp′tĕr-ă) [″ + pteron, feather, wing] An order of the class Insecta that includes the butterflies, moths, and skippers; characterized by scaly wings, sucking mouth parts, and complete metamorphosis. Fig. 208 Lepidoptera . General structure. Lepidoptera the ENDOPTERYGOTE order of insects containing butterflies and moths, characterized by the presence of scales on the wings and body. Butterflies and moths are no longer classed as separate taxa. The larvae are caterpillars, which feed mainly on plant tissues; the winged adults are usually nectar feeders and are important in pollination.Lepidoptera
Synonyms for Lepidopteranoun moths and butterfliesSynonymsRelated Words- animal order
- class Hexapoda
- class Insecta
- Hexapoda
- Insecta
- lepidopteran
- lepidopteron
- lepidopterous insect
- family Nymphalidae
- Nymphalidae
- family Satyridae
- Satyridae
- Danaidae
- family Danaidae
- family Pieridae
- Pieridae
- family Lycaenidae
- Lycaenidae
- family Tortricidae
- Tortricidae
- family Lymantriidae
- Lymantriidae
- family Geometridae
- Geometridae
- family Pyralidae
- family Pyralididae
- Pyralidae
- Pyralididae
- superfamily Tineoidea
- Tineoidea
- family Gelechiidae
- Gelechiidae
- family Noctuidae
- Noctuidae
- family Sphingidae
- Sphingidae
- Bombycidae
- family Bombycidae
- family Saturniidae
- Saturniidae
- Arctiidae
- family Arctiidae
- family Lasiocampidae
- Lasiocampidae
- caterpillar
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