Lepidoptera (/ ˌlɛpɪˈdɒptərə / LEP-ih-DOP-tər-ə) or lepidopterans is an order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths.

2025年1月9日 · The skippers are a worldwide group intermediate between butterflies and moths. With the exception of a few moths, all adult lepidopterans have two pairs of wings. The name Lepidoptera is derived from the Greek, meaning “scaly winged,” and refers to the characteristic covering of microscopic dustlike scales on the wings.

2025年1月9日 · Lepidopteran - Metamorphosis, Wings, Antennae: Lepidopterans show great diversity in size, structure, and other characteristics. Adults have three distinct body segments: head, thorax, and abdomen. The life cycle includes the egg, larva (caterpillar), and pupa (chrysalis) stages.

Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) is the second largest order in the class Insecta. Nearly all lepidopteran larvae are called caterpillars. They have a well-developed head with chewing mouthparts.

2025年2月11日 · Lepidopterans are arthropod insects of the order Lepidoptera. They are characterized by two pairs of scaly wings, six legs, two antennae, a three-part segmented body and a modifies proboscis mouthpart. These combined characteristics apply to the insect species we know as butterflies and moths.

2025年1月9日 · Their life cycle consists of four stages: egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa (chrysalis), and adult. Adults locate food sources by both sight and scent, and are famous migrators. As primary consumers of green plants, lepidopterans are enormously important in food chains. They have evolved multiple defense mechanisms.

The meaning of LEPIDOPTERAN is any of a large order (Lepidoptera) of insects comprising the butterflies, moths, and skippers that as adults have four broad or lanceolate wings usually covered with minute overlapping and often brightly colored scales and that as larvae are caterpillars.

Lepidoptera is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 families and 46 superfamilies, 10 percent of the total described species of living organisms.

Some of the most widely recognized insects in the world belong to the order Lepidoptera–butterflies and moths. They appeal to us aesthetically and we use them as symbols of beauty and inspiration. But foremost, lepidopterans are a vital part of a healthy ecosystem.

Lepidopterans go through complete metamorphosis. This means that they have a four parts to their lives. The first part is the egg. The second part is the caterpillar or larva. The third part is the pupa. The last part is the adult or imago.