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A common classification of the Lepidoptera involves their differentiation into butterflies and moths. Butterflies are a natural monophyletic group, often given the suborder Rhopalocera, which includes Papilionoidea (true butterflies), Hesperiidae (skippers), and Hedylidae (butterfly moths). In this taxonomic scheme, moths belong to the suborder Heterocera. Other taxonomic schemes have been proposed, the most common putting the butterflies into the suborder Ditrysia and then the "superfamily" Papilionoidea and ignoring a classification for moths.

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Comparison of butterflies and moths

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A common classification of the Lepidoptera involves their differentiation into butterflies and moths. Butterflies are a natural monophyletic group, often...

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Lepidoptera

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order of winged insects that includes butterflies and moths. About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 10% of the total...

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Thaumetopoeinae

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Tanystola Thaumetopoea Trichiocercus Trichiocercus sparshalli Comparison of butterflies and moths Ochrogaster lunifer, an Australian processionary caterpillar...

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Moth

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Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera...

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Notodontidae

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Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,800 known species. The family was described by James Francis Stephens in 1829. Moths of this family are...

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Ochrogaster lunifer

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a line Ochrogaster lunifer procession Comparison of butterflies and moths Thaumetopoeinae (processionary moths) "Ochrogaster lunifer". Discover Nature...

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List of moths of North America

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types of North American moths. In comparison, there are about 825 species of North American butterflies. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly...

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List of moths of Australia

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Australian moths represent between 20,000 and 30,000 different types of moths. In comparison, there are only 400 species of Australian butterflies. The moths (mostly...

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External morphology of Lepidoptera

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morphology of Lepidoptera is the physiological structure of the bodies of insects belonging to the order Lepidoptera, also known as butterflies and moths. Lepidoptera...

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Lepidoptera fossil record

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all butterflies and moths that lived before recorded history. The fossil record for Lepidoptera is lacking in comparison to other winged species, and tending...

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Heliconius

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with species in other groups of butterflies and moths. The study of Heliconius and other groups of mimetic butterflies allowed the English naturalist...

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Autumnal moth

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the geometrid Epirrita autumnata: a comparison of trees and moths within and outside the outbreak range of the moth". Oecologia. 65 (2): 223–232. doi:10...

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Pollination syndrome

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spurs, reached by the long tongue of the butterflies. Among the more important moth pollinators are the hawk moths (Sphingidae). Their behaviour is similar...

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Coleophoridae

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a family of small moths, belonging to the huge superfamily Gelechioidea. Collectively known as case-bearers, casebearing moths or case moths, this family...

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Cisseps fulvicollis

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Yellow-Collared Scape Moth". Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved 4 April 2023. Evans, Arthur V. (2007). "Butterflies and Moths: Order Lepidoptera"...

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List of butterflies of Australia

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largest butterflies in the world are endemic to the Australasian realm. They are the birdwings—Ornithoptera and other genera—of the tribe Troidini of the...

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Maria Sibylla Merian

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with silkworms in my home town of Frankfurt. I realized that other caterpillars produced beautiful butterflies or moths, and that silkworms did the same...

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Mimicry

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(Battus philenor). Several palatable moths produce ultrasonic click calls to mimic unpalatable tiger moths. Octopuses of the genus Thaumoctopus (the mimic...

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Samana acutata

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(Macro-lepidoptera). He later discussed and illustrated this species in his 1928 book The Butterflies and Moths of New Zealand. The holotype specimen is...

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