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order

butterflies and moths
Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods »  class Insecta - Insects

Images

Carterocephalus palaemon - Chequered Skipper

Carterocephalus palaemon - Chequered Skipper, female

Author: Zdeněk Pazdera

Anthocharis cardamines - Orange Tip

Anthocharis cardamines - Orange Tip, male

Author: Pavel Schlemmer

Acherontia atropos - Death's-head Hawk-moth

Acherontia atropos - Death's-head Hawk-moth

Author: Silvestr Szabó

Important groups

Saturniidae - emperor moths, Sphingidae - hawk moths, Drepanidae - sicklefishes, Oecophoridae - concealer moths, Geometridae, Uraniidae, Hesperiidae - skippers, Lasiocampidae, Arctiidae - tiger moths, Lymantriidae - tussock moths, Noctuidae - owlet moths, Notodontidae - prominent moths, Lycaenidae - gossamer-winged butterflies, Nymphalidae - brushfoots, Papilionidae - swallowtails and apollos, Pieridae - tip butterflies, Riodinidae - metalmarks, Pterophoridae - plume moths, Pyralidae, Sesiidae - clearwings, Tortricidae, Zygaenidae
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Related glossary terms

caterpillar
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Subordinated taxa

Number of records: 4

suborder Zeugloptera Chapman, 1917
suborder Glossata
suborder Aglossata Dumbleton, 1952
suborder Heterobathmiina

Links and literature

EN All Leps: Barcode of Life
All Leps: Barcode of Life [http://www.lepbarcoding.org/]
EN Lepidoptera and some other life forms [insecta/lepidoptera/]
Savela M.: Lepidoptera and some other life forms [http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/int...]
EN LepIndex - The Global Lepidoptera Names Index
LepIndex - The Global Lepidoptera Names Index [http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/p...], The Natural History Museum, London
EN Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
Mazzei P., Reggianti D., Pimpinelli I.: Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa [http://www.leps.it]
EN Tree of Life [Lepidoptera]
Tree of Life [http://tolweb.org/tree]
EN Wikipedia Articles [Lepidoptera]
Wikipedia Articles [http://en.wikipedia.org]
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Data source info

Bělín V. (1999): Motýli České a Slovenské republiky aktivní ve dne, Kabourek, Zlín
české názvy motýlů

Bělín V. (2003): Noční motýli České a Slovenské republiky, Kabourek, Zlín
české názvy motýlů

Novák I. (1992): Česká jména motýlů, Čs. společnost entomologická, Praha, ročník 28/1992, číslo 1
české názvy motýlů

Novák I., Pokorný V. (2003): Atlasů motýlů, Paseka
české názvy motýlů

de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.): Fauna Europaea [http://www.faunaeur.org]
[Data retrieved on: 2008/10/25]

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