Lepidoptera - Wikipedia Lepidoptera ( ˌlɛpɪˈdɒptərə LEP-ih-DOP-tər-ə) or lepidopterans are an order of winged insects which include butterflies and moths
Order Lepidoptera – ENT 425 – General Entomology Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) is the second largest order in the class Insecta Nearly all lepidopteran larvae are called caterpillars They have a well-developed head with chewing mouthparts
Lepidoptera - Animalia About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 families and 46 superfamilies, 10 percent of the total described species of living organisms It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, and Moths) - Encyclopedia. com Lepidoptera is one of the two major orders (the other being the Diptera), along with scorpionflies, caddisflies, and fleas, forming the "panorpoid" complex Trichoptera (caddisflies) is the sister group of Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera | INFORMATION | Animal Diversity Web - ADW With over 20,000 species of butterflies known, there are only two in the Great Lakes region of the United States that have gained federal protection: the Karner Blue (Lycaeides melissa) and Mitchell's satyr (Neonympha mitchellii) Butterflies, skipper, and moths make up the order Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera - Royal Entomological Society Well-known groups of Lepidoptera include plume moths, hawk-moths, loopers, swift-moths, skippers, butterflies, tiger moths, grass moths, clearwing moths, clothes moths and burnet moths
Lepidoptera - Butterflies, Moths, Orders | Britannica butterfly, (superfamily Papilionoidea), any of numerous species of insects belonging to multiple families Butterflies, along with the moths and the skippers, make up the insect order Lepidoptera Butterflies are nearly worldwide in their distribution
Lepidoptera - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lepidoptera The order Lepidoptera is the second biggest order of insects It includes the moths and butterflies including the skippers There is no common word for the group: ordinary people talk of "butterflies and moths" The order has more than 180,000 species in 128 families and 47 superfamilies [1]
Order Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths - BugGuide. Net Common practice is to divide the Lepidoptera into two (or three) groups, though this is not, strictly speaking, a taxonomic division (Butterflies and skippers are a monophyletic group within the Lepidoptera [Papilionoidea], but "moths" are a paraphyletic group )