macrolepidoptera

British

/ ˌmækrəʊˌlɛpɪˈdɒptərə /

plural noun

a collector's name for that part of the lepidoptera that comprises the butterflies and the larger moths (noctuids, geometrids, bombycids, springtails, etc): a term without taxonomic significance Compare microlepidoptera

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