Meaning of microlepidoptera | Babel Free

Definitions

Relatively small butterflies and moths; micromoths.

plural, plural-only

Examples

“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.”

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