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Lepidoptera

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order lepidopteranounmoths and butterflies

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order lepidopteranounmoths and butterflies
lepidopteransnounAny insect of the order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths.
lepidopterannounAny insect of the order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths.
butterflynounA flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
lepidopterologynoun(biology, zoology, entomology) The scientific study of butterflies and moths (the Lepidoptera).
caterpillarnounThe larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.
ditrysiaa clade of lepidopterans that contains both butterflies and a majority of moth species.
geometer mothnoun(entomology) A geometrid moth of family Geometridae.
hedylidaeHedylidae, the "American moth-butterflies", is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera, representing the superfamily Hedyloidea.
tortricidaea family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera.
lepidopternounlepidopteran; one of the Lepidoptera.
ephemeropterannoun(zoology) Any insect of the order Ephemeroptera, the mayflies.
tineidaea family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810.
morphonounAny of the genus Morpho of large tropical American butterflies.
odonataan order of predatory flying insects that includes the dragonflies and damselflies (as well as the Epiophlebia damsel-dragonflies).
mothnounAny flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
microlepidopteranounRelatively small butterflies and moths; micromoths.
neuropteraThe insect order Neuroptera, or net-winged insects, includes the lacewings, mantidflies, antlions, and their relatives.
panorpoidnounAny winged insect of the orders Mecoptera, Trichoptera, Lepidoptera, Siphonaptera or Diptera
geometrid mothnoun(entomology) Any of the various moths of the family Geometridae.

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