Glossata
Glossata (Fabricius, 1775) is the suborder of the insect order Lepidoptera that contains most lepidopteran species and includes all the superfamilies of moths and butterflies that have a coilable proboscis. (See also the suborders Zeugloptera, Aglossata, and Heterobathmiina).[1]
| Glossata | |
|---|---|
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| Plume moth from family Pterophoridae on Boerhavia diffusa in Hyderabad, India. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Suborder: | Glossata (Fabricius, 1775) |
| Infraorders | |
References
- Lepidoptera, Zootaxa
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