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 ...

2025年2月21日 · lepidopteran, (order Lepidoptera), any of about 180,000 species of butterflies, moths, and skippers. This order of insects is second in size only to Coleoptera, the beetles.

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.

2025年1月9日 · Lepidopteran - Metamorphosis, Wings, Antennae: Lepidopterans show great diversity in size, structure, and other characteristics. Adults have three distinct body segments: head, thorax, and abdomen. The life cycle includes the egg, larva (caterpillar), and pupa (chrysalis) stages. The Lepidoptera belong to an insect group called the panorpoid ...

2023年9月25日 · 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.)

Lepidopterology (from Ancient Greek λεπίδος (lepídos) ' scale ' πτερόν (pterón) 'wing' and -λογία (-logia) [1]) is a branch of entomology concerning the scientific study of moths and the two superfamilies of butterflies. Someone who studies in this field is …

2025年2月21日 · Lepidopteran - Butterflies, Moths, Orders: The chief characteristics used in the classification of the Lepidoptera are: the mouthparts, wing shape and venation, female reproductive anatomy, pupa condition, and larval structure.

But­ter­flies, skip­per, and moths make up the order Lep­i­doptera. What dis­tin­guishes a true but­ter­fly from a skip­per or a moth?

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] They are 10% of all the described species of living ...

The Order Lepidoptera comprises over 160,000 species of butterflies and moths, with most of these being moths. Only the Coleoptera (Beetles) form a larger order of any animal. The Lepidoptera are probably the most widely studied order of invertebrates, and have been for more than 400 years.