Rhopalocera
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Rhopalocera
- A taxonomic suborder within the order Lepidoptera – intended to include all butterflies and exclude moths.
Hypernyms
- (suborder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order
Hyponyms
- (suborder): Hesperiidae (skippers), Hedylidae - families; Papilionoidea - superfamily
References
Lepidoptera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Lepidoptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Lepidoptera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
