- lepidopterans
- бабочки, чешуекрылые (Lepidoptera)* * *• бабочки• чешуекрылые
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
lepidopterans
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lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… … Universalium
moth — /mawth, moth/, n., pl. moths /mawdhz, modhz, mawths, moths/. 1. any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits. 2. See… … Universalium
Lepidoptera — Taxobox name = Butterflies / skippers, moths fossil range=Jurassic Recent image width = 250px image caption = The Clipper Parthenos sylvia regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera… … Wikipedia
insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… … Universalium
endocrine system — Group of ductless glands that secrete hormones necessary for normal growth and development, reproduction, and homeostasis. The major endocrine glands are the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, islets of Langerhans, adrenals, parathyroids, ovaries … Universalium
Palaeontinidae — Temporal range: Rhaetian to Early Aptian … Wikipedia
leaf roller — noun Date: 1830 any of various lepidopterans whose larvae make a nest by rolling up plant leaves … New Collegiate Dictionary
lepidoptera — noun plural Date: circa 1773 insects that are lepidopterans … New Collegiate Dictionary
lepidopterology — noun Date: 1898 a branch of entomology concerned with lepidopterans • lepidopterological adjective • lepidopterologist noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Cretaceous — Period 145.5–65.5 million years ago … Wikipedia
Differences between butterflies and moths — A common classification of the Lepidoptera involves their differentiation into butterflies and moths. Butterflies are a natural monophyletic group, often given the sub order Rhopalocera, which includes Papilionoidea (true butterflies),… … Wikipedia
