microlepidoptera
/ (ˌmaɪkrəʊˌlɛpɪˈdɒptərə) /
pl n
a collector's name for the smaller moths: a term without taxonomic significance: Compare macrolepidoptera
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How to use microlepidoptera in a sentence
The various leaf-mining and seed inhabiting species can be treated as in the case of the microlepidoptera.
Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects | C. V. RileyFor collecting microlepidoptera, in addition to the ordinary net, some special apparatus will be found very essential.
Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects | C. V. RileyFurther, he was a Fellow of the Royal Society, and had given special attention to the study of microlepidoptera.
Norfolk Annals | Charles Mackie
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