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Microlepidoptera
‖
Miˊcro-lepˊi-dop′te-ra
,Noun.
pl.
[NL. See
Micro-
, and Lepidoptera
.] (Zool.)
A tribe of
Lepidoptera
, including a vast number of minute species, as the plume moth, clothes moth, etc. Definition 2024
microlepidoptera
microlepidoptera
English
Noun
microlepidoptera pl (plural only)
- Relatively small butterflies and moths; micromoths.
- 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: :
- 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.