lepidopterous
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The spider, it appears, is an "undescribed species of Erigone," and the larvæ are probably lepidopterous.
From The First Landing on Wrangel Island With Some Remarks on the Northern Inhabitants by Rosse, Irving C. (Irving Collins)
Semidiur′na, a group of lepidopterous insects including the hawk-moth.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Grape vines are subject to the attacks of many lepidopterous insects.
From American Pomology Apples by Warder, J. A.
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
Scintilla, sin-til′a, n. a spark: a glimmer: the least particle: a trace: a genus of bivalve molluscs: a genus of lepidopterous insects.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
