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  2. External morphology of Lepidoptera - Wikipedia

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    The external morphology of Lepidoptera is the physiological structure of the bodies of insects belonging to the order Lepidoptera, also known as butterflies and moths. Lepidoptera are distinguished from other orders by the presence of scales on the external parts of the body and appendages, especially the wings.

  3. Taxonomy of the Lepidoptera - Wikipedia

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    Within Lepidoptera as a whole, the groups listed below before Glossata contain a few basal families accounting for less than 200 species; the bulk of Lepidoptera are in the Glossata. [1] Similarly, within the Glossata, there are a few basal groups listed first, with the bulk of species in the Heteroneura. Basal groups within Heteroneura cannot ...

  4. Lepidoptera - Wikipedia

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    Lepidoptera (/ ˌ l ɛ p ɪ ˈ d ɒ p t ər ə / LEP-ih-DOP-tər-ə) or lepidopterans is an order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths.About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 10% of the total described species of living organisms, [1] [2] making it the second largest insect order (behind Coleoptera) with 126 families [3] and 46 superfamilies ...

  5. Category:Lepidoptera biology - Wikipedia

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    External morphology of Lepidoptera This page was last edited on 25 May 2024, at 03:50 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...

  6. File:Phylogenetic chart of Lepidoptera chronogram.svg

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    Phylogenetic chart of Lepidoptera.svg Modifications of the Phylogenetic chart of Lepidoptera.svg file involves simplification, rotation, time scale update, and improvement of font and branches. Author: Created by Bugboy52.40, Jerry A Powell, Conrad Labandeira. Modified by Manudouz.

  7. Lepidopterology - Wikipedia

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    A Lepidoptera specimen drawer in a museum collection in Poland Another Lepidoptera specimen drawer in a museum collection in Poland. Lepidopterology (from Ancient Greek λεπίδος (lepídos) 'scale' πτερόν (pterón) 'wing' and -λογία [1]) is a branch of entomology concerning the scientific study of moths and the two superfamilies of butterflies.

  8. Category:Lepidoptera taxonomy - Wikipedia

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    Taxonomy of the Lepidoptera This page was last edited on 16 June 2022, at 07:57 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...

  9. File:Phylogenetic chart of Lepidoptera.svg - Wikipedia

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    English: A chart showing the phylogenic hypothesis of all major lepidopteran lineages superimposed on the geologic time scale. The dotes denote fossil occurrences, though only the first Trichoptera fossil is recorded, with many fossils in the cenozoic period omitted work is derived from Resh, Vincent H.; Ring T. Carde (July 1, 2009) Encyclopedia of Insects (2 nd ed.), United States of America ...