lepidoptera

Proper noun

A taxonomic order within the superorder Panorpida — the butterflies, moths and skippers.

Origin

From Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

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Lepidoptera are very brilliant in colouring.
A number of larvae of Lepidoptera feed on the leaves - the remedy is to capture the mature insects when possible.
Injurious insects occur among the following orders: Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, Hemiptera (both heteroptera and homoptera), Orthoptera, Neuroptera and Thysanoptera.
21, d) - such as may be noticed in the majority of the Lepidoptera - whose appendages are closely and immovably pressed to the body by a general hardening and fusion of the cuticle.
His classification was founded mainly on the nature of the wings, and five of his orders - the Hymenoptera (bees, ants, wasps, &c.), Coleoptera (beetles), Diptera (two-winged flies), Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies), and Hemiptera (bugs, cicads, &c.) - are recognized to-day with nearly the same limits as he laid down.

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