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Lepidoptera and Moth

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Difference between Lepidoptera and Moth

Lepidoptera vs. Moth

Lepidoptera is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera.

Similarities between Lepidoptera and Moth

Lepidoptera and Moth have 52 things in common (in Unionpedia): Actias luna, Agriculture, Archaeolepis, Arctiinae (moth), Attacus atlas, Bat, Bird, Bogong moth, Bombyx mori, Butterfly, Caddisfly, Caterpillar, Comparison of butterflies and moths, Crepuscular animal, Death's-head hawkmoth, Ditrysia, Diurnality, DNA, Dutch language, Galleria mellonella, German language, Hedylidae, Helicoverpa zea, Insect, Larva, Lesser wax moth, List of feeding behaviours, List of moths, Lizard, Lymantria dispar dispar, ..., Macrolepidoptera, Maggot, Microlepidoptera, Midge, Monophyly, Monotrysia, Moth, Nectar, Noctuidae, Nocturnality, Old English, Old Norse, Order (biology), Peppered moth, Pollination, Protein, Pupa, Silk, Species, Textile, Tineidae, Tineola bisselliella. Expand index (22 more) »

Actias luna

Actias luna, the luna moth, is a lime-green, Nearctic Saturniid moth in the family Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae.

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Agriculture

Agriculture is the cultivation of land and breeding of animals and plants to provide food, fiber, medicinal plants and other products to sustain and enhance life.

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Archaeolepis

Archaeolepis mane is the earliest known Lepidopteran fossil.

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Arctiinae (moth)

The Arctiinae (formerly called the Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths, with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.

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Attacus atlas

Attacus atlas (Atlas moth) is a large saturniid moth endemic to the forests of Asia.

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Bat

Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera; with their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight.

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Bird

Birds, also known as Aves, are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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Bogong moth

The bogong moth (Agrotis infusa) is a temperate species of night-flying moth, notable for its biannual long-distance seasonal migrations towards and from the Australian Alps, similar to the diurnal monarch butterfly.

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Bombyx mori

The silkworm is the larva or caterpillar or imago of the domestic silkmoth, Bombyx mori (Latin: "silkworm of the mulberry tree").

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Butterfly

Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths.

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Caddisfly

The caddisflies, or order Trichoptera, are a group of insects with aquatic larvae and terrestrial adults.

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Caterpillar

Caterpillars are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths).

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Comparison of butterflies and moths

A common classification of the Lepidoptera involves their differentiation into butterflies and moths.

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Crepuscular animal

Crepuscular animals are those that are active primarily during twilight (that is, the periods of dawn and dusk).

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Death's-head hawkmoth

The name death's-head hawkmoth refers to any one of the three moth species of the genus Acherontia (Acherontia atropos, Acherontia styx and Acherontia lachesis).

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Ditrysia

The Ditrysia are a natural group or clade of insects in the lepidopteran order containing both butterflies and moths.

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Diurnality

Diurnality is a form of plant or animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of sleeping, or other inactivity, at night.

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DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a thread-like chain of nucleotides carrying the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, functioning and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses.

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Dutch language

The Dutch language is a West Germanic language, spoken by around 23 million people as a first language (including the population of the Netherlands where it is the official language, and about sixty percent of Belgium where it is one of the three official languages) and by another 5 million as a second language.

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Galleria mellonella

Galleria mellonella, the greater wax moth or honeycomb moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae.

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German language

German (Deutsch) is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe.

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Hedylidae

Hedylidae, the "American moth-butterflies", is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera, representing the superfamily Hedyloidea.

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Helicoverpa zea

Helicoverpa zea, commonly known as the corn earworm, is a species (formerly in the genus Heliothis) in the family Noctuidae.

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Insect

Insects or Insecta (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates and the largest group within the arthropod phylum.

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Larva

A larva (plural: larvae) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults.

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Lesser wax moth

The lesser wax moth (Achroia grisella) is a small moth of the snout moth family (Pyralidae) that belongs to the subfamily Galleriinae.

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List of feeding behaviours

Feeding is the process by which organisms, typically animals, obtain food.

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List of moths

This is an incomplete list of species of Lepidoptera that are commonly known as moths.

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Lizard

Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 6,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains.

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Lymantria dispar dispar

Lymantria dispar dispar, commonly known as the gypsy moth, European gypsy moth, or North American gypsy moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae that is of Eurasian origin.

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Macrolepidoptera

Macrolepidoptera is a group within the insect order Lepidoptera.

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Maggot

A maggot is the larva of a fly (order Diptera); it is applied in particular to the larvae of Brachycera flies, such as houseflies, cheese flies, and blowflies, rather than larvae of the Nematocera, such as mosquitoes and Crane flies.

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Microlepidoptera

Microlepidoptera (micromoths) is an artificial (i.e., unranked and not monophyletic) grouping of moth families, commonly known as the 'smaller moths' (micro, Lepidoptera).

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Midge

Midges are a group of insects that include many kinds of small flies.

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Monophyly

In cladistics, a monophyletic group, or clade, is a group of organisms that consists of all the descendants of a common ancestor.

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Monotrysia

The Monotrysia are a group of insects in the lepidopteran order which are not currently considered to be a natural group or clade.

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Moth

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera.

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Nectar

Nectar is a sugar-rich liquid produced by plants in glands called nectaries, either within the flowers with which it attracts pollinating animals, or by extrafloral nectaries, which provide a nutrient source to animal mutualists, which in turn provide antiherbivore protection.

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Noctuidae

The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, is the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of its clades are constantly changing, along with the other families of Noctuoidea.

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Nocturnality

Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day.

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Old English

Old English (Ænglisc, Anglisc, Englisc), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest historical form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages.

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Old Norse

Old Norse was a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements from about the 9th to the 13th century.

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Order (biology)

In biological classification, the order (ordo) is.

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Peppered moth

The peppered moth (Biston betularia) is a temperate species of night-flying moth.

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Pollination

Pollination is the transfer of pollen from a male part of a plant to a female part of a plant, enabling later fertilisation and the production of seeds, most often by an animal or by wind.

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Protein

Proteins are large biomolecules, or macromolecules, consisting of one or more long chains of amino acid residues.

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Pupa

A pupa (pūpa, "doll"; plural: pūpae) is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation between immature and mature stages.

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Silk

Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles.

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Species

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.

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Textile

A textile is a flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres (yarn or thread).

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Tineidae

Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810.

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Tineola bisselliella

Tineola bisselliella, known as the common clothes moth, webbing clothes moth, or simply clothing moth, is a species of fungus moth (family Tineidae, subfamily Tineinae).

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Lepidoptera and Moth Comparison

Lepidoptera has 502 relations, while Moth has 118. As they have in common 52, the Jaccard index is 8.39% = 52 / (502 + 118).

References

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