lepidopteran

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Characteristic of these insects
Any insect of the order Lepidoptera; the butterflies and moths
{s} lepidopterous, of or pertaining to the order of insects which includes butterflies and moths (Zoology)
adj. Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: "scaly wing"): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The name refers to the dusting of minute scales that covers the wings and bodies of these insects. A slender proboscis is used for sucking. Nearly all lepidopterans are plant eaters, and species are found on every continent except Antarctica. Females may lay from a few to a thousand or more eggs at a time. All lepidopterans undergo complete metamorphosis. Many types move from one region to another, sometimes crossing thousands of miles of ocean, but the only species that truly migrates the same individuals making a two-way flight is the monarch butterfly