Neolepidoptera | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Clade: | Myoglossata |
Clade: | Neolepidoptera |
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Neolepidoptera (/ˌniː.oʊˌlɛpɪˈdɒptərə/) is a clade within Myoglossata in suborder Glossata of order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths.[1] 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.[2] The prolegs have muscles and apical hooklets. The reproductive organs have two openings. There are also differences in the wing structure.[3] The pupae are "incomplete or obtect."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Clade: Neolepidoptera Packard, 1895 (moth)". The Taxonomicon. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
- ^ "Kristensen , Niels Peder. A COMPENDIUM OF HEXAPOD SYSTEMATICS. Online. October 7, 2007". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- ^ Cranston, Peter S. and Penny J Gullan. Phylogeny of Insects. University of California. Online. October 7, 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Smith. John B. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology. Brooklyn Entomological Society. Brooklyn, N. Y. Online. October 7, 2007.