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Neolepidoptera

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Clade of butterflies and moths

Neolepidoptera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Clade: Myoglossata
Clade: Neolepidoptera
Subdivisions

Neolepidoptera (/ˌniː.oʊˌlɛpɪˈdɒptərə/) is a clade within Myoglossata in suborder Glossata of order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths. They differ from other Myoglossata in the larval stage abdominal prolegs, pupal morphology, and the mandibles are reduced in area. They also differ in their reproductive systems. The prolegs have muscles and apical hooklets. The reproductive organs have two openings. There are also differences in the wing structure. The pupae are "incomplete or obtect."

References

  1. "Clade: Neolepidoptera Packard, 1895 (moth)". The Taxonomicon. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
  2. "Kristensen , Niels Peder. A COMPENDIUM OF HEXAPOD SYSTEMATICS. Online. October 7, 2007". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  3. Cranston, Peter S. and Penny J Gullan. Phylogeny of Insects. University of California. Online. October 7, 2007.
  4. Smith. John B. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology. Brooklyn Entomological Society. Brooklyn, N. Y. Online. October 7, 2007.
Taxon identifiers
Neolepidoptera


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