lepidopterous

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Thus, if the lepidopterous insect sees a continuous picture of its surroundings, such a picture is produced by the overlapping and blending, at their edges, of hundreds or thousands of distinct parts.

From Butterflies and Moths (British) by Furneaux, William S.

Grape vines are subject to the attacks of many lepidopterous insects.

From American Pomology Apples by Warder, J. A.

Tortrix, tor′triks, n. the typical genus of Tortricid�, a family of small lepidopterous insects.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Paraclypeal piece: in lepidopterous pupa, occurs in some of the generalized families on each side of the maxillary palpi.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

He leaves us, however, to imagine under what possible geographical conditions the climate in Europe could be too severe for a lepidopterous fauna, while at the same time Central Asia could maintain an abundant one.

From The History of the European Fauna by Scharff, Robert Francis