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Lepidoptera (/ˌlɛpɪˈdɒptərə/ LEP-ih-DOP-tər-ə) or
lepidopterans is an
order of
winged insects which includes butterflies and moths.
About 180,000 species...
- 180,000
species of
Lepidoptera are described,
equivalent to 10% of the
total described species of
living organisms. This is a list of the
diversity of...
- Lepidoptera) are
known from the Tri****ic.: 567 Previously, the
earliest known lepidopteran fossils were
three wings of
Archaeolepis mane, a
primitive moth-like...
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largest moth in
Australia White witch moth (Thysania agrippina), the
Lepidopteran with the
longest wingspan Madagascan sunset moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus)...
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preying on it. In
Batesian mimicry, wing
colour patterns help
edible Lepidopterans mimic inedible models while in Müllerian
mimicry inedible butterflies...
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sawflies (suborder Symphyta) are
commonly called caterpillars as well. Both
lepidopteran and
symphytan larvae have
eruciform body shapes.
Caterpillars of most...
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Insect collecting refers to the
collection of
insects and
other arthropods for
scientific study or as a hobby. Most
insects are
small and the majority...
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Butterflies are
winged insects from the
lepidopteran suborder Rhopalocera,
characterized by large,
often brightly coloured wings that
often fold together...
- Hair-pencils and
coremata are
pheromone signaling structures present in
lepidopteran males.
Males use hair-pencils in
courtship behaviors with females. The...
- 129, 131, 134–135.
Gullan &
Cranston 2005, pp. 136–137. "Glossary of
Lepidopteran and
Odonate anatomy". Rare
species atlas.
Virginia Department of Conservation...
