Lepidoptera

E468669
insect order taxonomic rank

Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes butterflies and moths, characterized by their scaled wings and complete metamorphosis.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Lycaenidae butterflies 1

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf insect order ⓘ
taxonomic rank ⓘ
characterizedBy complete metamorphosis ⓘ
scaled wings ⓘ
class Insecta NERFINISHED ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Coleoptera NERFINISHED ⓘ
Diptera NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hymenoptera ⓘ
ecologicalRole herbivore ⓘ
pollinator ⓘ
prey for other animals ⓘ
etymology from Greek lepis (scale) and pteron (wing) ⓘ
firstAppearance Mesozoic era ⓘ
hasApproximateSpeciesCount hundreds of thousands of species including undescribed ⓘ
over 150000 described species ⓘ
hasCommonName butterflies and moths ⓘ
hasGlobalDistribution cosmopolitan ⓘ
hasLifeStage adult ⓘ
egg ⓘ
larva ⓘ
pupa ⓘ
hasNotableFamily Geometridae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Noctuidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nymphalidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Papilionidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pieridae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pyralidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saturniidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sphingidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tineidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tortricidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRepresentativeGroup butterflies ⓘ
moths ⓘ
hasSuborder Aglossata NERFINISHED ⓘ
Glossata NERFINISHED ⓘ
Heterobathmiina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zeugloptera NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSuperfamily Bombycoidea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Geometroidea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gracillarioidea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hesperioidea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Noctuoidea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Papilionoidea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pyraloidea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tineoidea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tortricoidea NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
larvalForm caterpillar ⓘ
metamorphosisType holometabolous ⓘ
mouthpartType proboscis in most adults ⓘ
order Lepidoptera NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum Arthropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank order ⓘ
typicalDietAdults nectar-feeding ⓘ
typicalDietLarvae phytophagous ⓘ
wingCovering overlapping scales ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Insecta → includesOrder → Lepidoptera ⓘ
kobs → isPartOf → Lepidoptera ⓘ
subject surface form: Kobs
Adonis blue butterfly → order → Lepidoptera ⓘ
Bombyx mori → order → Lepidoptera ⓘ
chalkhill blue butterfly → order → Lepidoptera ⓘ
Vladimir Nabokov → specialization → Lepidoptera ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lycaenidae butterflies