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microlepidoptera en · NOUN

Etymology

From micro- + lepidoptera.

Meanings

  1. (plural, 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 venation [15 ], are primitive. 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:

Deriveds

microlepidopterous · microlepidopteran