Les Lépidoptères (Lepidoptera) sont un ordre d'insectes holométaboles dont la forme adulte (ou imago) est communément appelée papillon, dont la larve est appelée chenille, et la nymphe chrysalide.. Il s'agit d'un des ordres d'insectes les plus répandus et les plus largement connus dans le monde, comprenant entre 155 100 et 174 233 espèces décrites [1] (dont près de 7 000 …

Lepidoptera (/ ˌ l ɛ p ə ˈ d ɒ p t ər ə / lep-ə-DOP-tər-ə) 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. It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the ...

Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies.They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly species. The family comprises seven subfamilies, including the blues (Polyommatinae), the coppers (), the hairstreaks (), and the …

Motyle, inaczej łuskoskrzydłe (Lepidoptera – z stgr. λεπίς lepis, dopełniacz λεπίδος lepidos – „łuska” i πτερόν pteron – „skrzydło”) – rząd owadów uskrzydlonych, blisko spokrewniony z chruścikami. Istnieje kilka umownych podziałów motyli, które nie mają pokrycia w rzeczywistych relacjach pokrewieństwa w obrębie tej grupy.

Internal. Each of the wings consists of a thin membrane supported by a system of veins. The membrane is formed by two layers of integument closely apposed, while the veins are formed where the two layers remain separate; sometimes the lower cuticle is thicker and more heavily sclerotized under a vein. Within each of the major veins there is a nerve and a trachea, and, …

Los heteróceros (Heterocera, también conocidos como polillas) son un grupo artificial de lepidópteros sin categoría taxonómica, hoy considerado parafilético (ver Taxonomía del orden Lepidoptera); incluye las mariposas nocturnas que representan la gran mayoría de los lepidópteros del planeta. Hay muchas más mariposas nocturnas que diurnas (ropalóceros).

Insect morphology is the study and description of the physical form of insects.The terminology used to describe insects is similar to that used for other arthropods due to their shared evolutionary history. Three physical features separate insects from other arthropods: they have a body divided into three regions (called tagmata) (head, thorax, and abdomen), have three pairs …

I lepidotteri (Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758) sono un vasto ordine di insetti olometaboli a cui appartengono oltre 158 000 specie, note come farfalle e falene. Il nome fa riferimento alle piccole squame ovali che ricoprono le ali di questi insetti, disposte le une sulle altre, come gli embrici di un tetto, ma che all'occhio naturale sembrano un semplice pulviscolo; deriva dal greco antico ...

Motýli (Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758) tvoří druhý největší řád hmyzu, hned po broucích. Jsou rozšířeni na celém světě kromě Antarktidy , řád čítá kolem 180 000 druhů. Motýly se zabývá lepidopterologie .

Fjärilar (Lepidoptera) är en ordning bland insekterna.Till ordningen räknas alla insekter med två par vingar, mer eller mindre täckta av små så kallade vingfjäll.Nästan alla arter har också sugande mundelar, ofta i form av en hoprullad snabel. Vissa primitiva fjärilar har käkar.