Lepidoptera
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Lepidoptera
1725–35; < New Latin; plural of lepidopteron
Example Sentences
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The moth, named Mirlatia arcuata, by a research team from Germany, Austria, and the United Kingdom, is one of the most remarkable discoveries in Lepidoptera of recent decades.
From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2023
So in the interest of helping everyone survive, Cosma has created a website to help people choose the best native plants for the Lepidoptera that live in their ZIP Codes.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2022
Moths and butterflies belong to the same group of flying insects - called Lepidoptera, or "scale wings" in Greek, but likely emerged at different times in the geological past.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2021
We sequenced the genome of Heliconius melpomene and compared it with other taxa to investigate chromosomal evolution in Lepidoptera and gene flow among multiple species and races.
From Nature • Jul. 4, 2012
We’ve learned from the books left behind by Brother Fowles, field guides to the mammals and birds and the Lepidoptera, which are the butterflies.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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