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    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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    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 and butterflies (43 superfamilies). Most moths are night-flying, while the butterflies (superfamily Papilionoidea)...
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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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  • Thumbnail for List of Lepidoptera of Slovakia
    The Lepidoptera of Slovakia consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from Slovakia. Carcharodus alceae (Esper, 1780) Carcharodus floccifera...
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    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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    The Lepidoptera of Ukraine consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded in Ukraine. Carcharodus alceae (Esper, 1780) Carcharodus floccifera (Zeller...
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    (/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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  • Thumbnail for External morphology of Lepidoptera
    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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    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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    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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    Lepidoptera of Austria consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from Austria. Acompsia cinerella (Clerck, 1759) Acompsia maculosella (Stainton...
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    The Lepidoptera of Serbia and Montenegro consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from Serbia and Montenegro. Carcharodus alceae (Esper, 1780)...
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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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  • Corycia is a synonym of several genera of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). Corycia Hübner, 1825 is a synonym of Anaea Hübner, 1819 in the family Nymphalidae...
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    The Lepidoptera of Norway consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from Norway. This list includes species recorded from Svalbard and Jan Mayen...
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    Lepidoptera of Austria consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from Austria. Carcina quercana (Fabricius, 1775) Eidophasia messingiella (Fischer...
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    The Lepidoptera of Denmark consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from Denmark. Carterocephalus silvicola (Meigen, 1829) Erynnis tages (Linnaeus...
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    Lepidoptera of Austria consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from Austria. Acalyptris loranthella (Klimesch, 1937) Bohemannia pulverosella...
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    Phylogeny, historical biogeography, and taxonomic ranking of Parnassiinae (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) based on morphology and seven genes. Molecular phylogenetics...
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    The Macroglossinae are a subfamily of Sphingidae moths in the order Lepidoptera. The subfamily is divided into three tribes: Dilophonotini, Macroglossini...
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    The Lepidoptera of Latvia consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from Latvia. Carcharodus floccifera (Zeller, 1847) Carterocephalus palaemon...
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    The butterfly perch (Caesioperca lepidoptera) is a marine species of ray-finned fish in the family Anthiadidae. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean...
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  • Thumbnail for List of Lepidoptera of Albania
    Lepidoptera of Albania consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from Albania. Carcharodus alceae (Esper, 1780) Carcharodus floccifera (Zeller...
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    The Lepidoptera of Switzerland consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from Switzerland. Carcharodus alceae (Esper, 1780) Carcharodus baeticus...
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    The Lepidoptera of Poland consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from Poland. Carcharodus floccifera (Zeller, 1847) Carterocephalus palaemon...
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    The Lepidoptera of the Netherlands consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from the Netherlands. Mallow skipper, Carcharodus alceae (Esper...
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  • Micrathena lepidoptera a species of orb weaver in the family Araneidae. This species has been found in Costa Rica and Colombia and is endemic to Sierras...
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    Lepidoptera of Croatia consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from Croatia. Carcharodus alceae (Esper, 1780) Carcharodus floccifera (Zeller...
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