Lepidoptera (/ˌlɛpɪˈdɒptərə/ LEP-ih-DOP-tər-ə) or lepidopterans is an order of winged insects that includes butterflies and moths. About 180,000 species...
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Many populations of Lepidoptera (butterflies or moths) migrate, sometimes long distances, to and from areas which are only suitable for part of the year...
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The study of the genitalia of Lepidoptera is important for Lepidoptera taxonomy in addition to development, anatomy and natural history. The genitalia...
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The insect order Lepidoptera consists of moths (43 superfamilies), most of which are night-flying, and a derived group, mainly day-flying, called butterflies...
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Caterpillar (redirect from Larval food plants of Lepidoptera)
(/ˈkætərpɪlər/ KAT-ər-pil-ər) are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). As with most common...
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Insect scale (redirect from Scale (Lepidoptera))
present on the bodies of various insects. A notable example are the Lepidoptera, the insect order comprising moths and butterflies, which have scales...
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Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder...
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Proboscis (redirect from Proboscis (Lepidoptera))
uses to pierce and hold the gut wall of its host. The mouth parts of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) mainly consist of the sucking kind; this part...
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external morphology of Lepidoptera is the physiological structure of the bodies of insects belonging to the order Lepidoptera, also known as butterflies...
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The Global Lepidoptera Names Index (LepIndex) is a searchable database maintained by the Department of Entomology at the Natural History Museum, London...
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