Lepidoptera (/ˌlɛpɪˈdɒptərə/ LEP-ih-DOP-tər-ə) or lepidopterans is an order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths. About 180,000 species...
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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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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 insect order Lepidoptera consists of moths and butterflies (43 superfamilies). Most moths are night-flying, while the butterflies (superfamily Papilionoidea)...
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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 Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera was a journal that published scientific articles on Lepidoptera from 1962 to 2017, publishing a total 49 volumes...
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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))
use to pierce and hold the gut wall of their host. The mouth parts of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) mainly consist of the sucking kind; this part...
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