Lepidoptera
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Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies (both called lepidopterans). It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies. The term was coined by Linnaeus in 1735.
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See also
- Differences between butterflies and moths
- Lepidoptera in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae
- McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, University of Florida
- Societas Europaea Lepidopterologica
- Taxonomy of the Lepidoptera
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Lists
- List of butterflies of Australia
- List of butterflies of Great Britain
- List of butterflies of India
- List of butterflies of Menorca
- List of butterflies of North America
- List of butterflies in Taiwan
- List of butterflies of Tobago
- List of moths
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