microlepidoptera
microlepidoptera noun: relatively small butterflies and moths; micromoths.
Noun
microlepidoptera pl (plural only)
- Relatively small butterflies and moths; micromoths.
- Workers who study microlepidoptera have concluded that transverse bands, or fasciae, are primitive wing pattern elements for Lepidoptera and are constrained by venation [12 –14 ], whereas workers who primarily study macrolepidoptera have concluded that spots, either “erratic” [7 ] or constrained by...2015 October 6, “Color Pattern on the Forewing of Micropterix (Lepidoptera: Micropterigidae): Insights into the Evolution of Wing Pattern and Wing Venation in Moths”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin of microlepidoptera
From micro- + lepidoptera.
Words formed from microlepidoptera
Questions about microlepidoptera
- What does microlepidoptera mean?
- Microlepidoptera means relatively small butterflies and moths; micromoths.
- What part of speech is microlepidoptera?
- Microlepidoptera is a noun.
Words near microlepidoptera in the dictionary
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