Lepidoptera
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Lepidoptera
1725–35; < New Latin; plural of lepidopteron
Example Sentences
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According to Akito Kawahara, director of the museum's McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, this was the first time scientists had tested whether tiger beetles were actually noxious to bats.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
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
Barbara Kiser reviews five superb books on Lepidoptera.
From Nature ● Dec. 16, 2015
One afternoon, my thirteen-year-old brother Lamar sidled up to me on the porch as I sat tallying Lepidoptera.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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