Lepidoptera

[ lep-i-dop-ter-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

1725–35; < New Latin; plural of lepidopteron

Collectors of lepidoptera rose in shoals to the printed offer of luna moths measuring ten and eleven inches across the wings.

The larv of one genus (Panorpa) are remarkable for their great resemblance to the larv of Lepidoptera.

The beating net is an important instrument for collecting all insects excepting mature Lepidoptera, which are apt to get rubbed.

On the other hand, our knowledge of the earlier states of Coleoptera is yet very imperfect as compared with the Lepidoptera.

The larv of Lepidoptera found late in the fall are very apt to be parasitized, and should be collected and kept over the winter.

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