#lepidopterous_insect__lepidopterousinsect__lepidopteron__lepidopteran  insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
  supertype:  insect  small air-breathing arthropod
  member of:  order_Lepidoptera
  subtype:  butterfly  diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
     subtype:  nymphalid_butterfly__nymphalid__brush-footed_butterfly__four-footed_butterfly  medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
        subtype:  mourning_cloak_butterfly__mourning_cloak__Camberwell_beauty__Nymphalis_antiopa  of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders
        subtype:  tortoiseshell_butterfly__tortoiseshell  brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles
        subtype:  painted_beauty__paintedbeauty__Vanessa_virginiensis  American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots
        subtype:  admiral  any of several brightly colored butterflies
        subtype:  red_admiral__redadmiral__Vanessa_atalanta  of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red and white markings
        subtype:  white_admiral__whiteadmiral__Limenitis_camilla  Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings
        subtype:  banded_purple__white_admiral__whiteadmiral__Limenitis_arthemis  North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band
        subtype:  red-spotted_purple__redspottedpurple__Limenitis_astyanax  similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces
        subtype:  Limenitis_archippus__viceroy  showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
        subtype:  anglewing  nymphalid butterfly having angular notches on the outer edges of the forewings
        subtype:  comma_butterfly__commabutterfly__comma__Polygonia_comma  anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing
        subtype:  fritillary  butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver
           subtype:  silverspot  butterfly with silver spots on the underside of the hind wings
        subtype:  emperor_butterfly__emperorbutterfly__emperor  large richly colored butterfly
           subtype:  purple_emperor__Apatura_iris  large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purple
        subtype:  peacock_butterfly__peacockbutterfly__peacock__Inachis_io  European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
     subtype:  danaid_butterfly__danaid  large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste
        subtype:  monarch_butterfly__monarchbutterfly__monarch__milkweed_butterfly__Danaus_plexippus  large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed
     subtype:  pierid_butterfly__pierid  any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs
        subtype:  cabbage_butterfly__cabbagebutterfly  white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage
           subtype:  small_white__Pieris_rapae  small widely distributed form
           subtype:  large_white__Pieris_brassicae  Old World form
           subtype:  southern_cabbage_butterfly__Pieris_protodice  common North American form
     subtype:  sulphur_butterfly__sulphurbutterfly__sulfur_butterfly  any of numerous yellow or orange butterflies
     subtype:  lycaenid_butterfly__lycaenid  any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
        subtype:  blue_butterfly__blue  any of numerous small chiefly blue butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
        subtype:  copper  any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having copper colored wings
           subtype:  American_copper__Lycaena_hypophlaeas  common copper butterfly of central and eastern North America
        subtype:  hairstreak_butterfly__hairstreak  small butterflies having striped markings under the wings
           subtype:  Strymon_melinus  larvae are pests of various economic plants
  subtype:  moth  typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
     subtype:  moth_miller__miller  any of various moths that have powdery wings
     subtype:  tortricid_moth__tortricidmoth__tortricid  any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leafrollers or live in fruits and galls
        subtype:  leaf_roller__leafroller  moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk
        subtype:  tea_tortrix__teatortrix__tortrix__Homona_coffearia  small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants
        subtype:  orange_tortrix__tortrix__Argyrotaenia_citrana  California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges
        subtype:  codling_moth__codlingmoth__Carpocapsa_pomonella  small moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts
     subtype:  lymantriid__tussock_moth__tussockmoth  dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees
        subtype:  gypsy_moth__gypsymoth__gipsy_moth__gipsymoth__Lymantria_dispar  European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees
        subtype:  browntail__brown-tail_moth__Euproctis_phaeorrhoea  small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees
        subtype:  gold-tail_moth__Euproctis_chrysorrhoea  white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft
     subtype:  geometrid_moth__geometridmoth__geometrid  slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms
        subtype:  Paleacrita_vernata  moth whose larvae are spring cankerworms
        subtype:  Alsophila_pometaria  North American moth with gray-winged males and wingless females; larvae are fall cankerworms
     subtype:  pyralid_moth__pyralidmoth__pyralid  usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests
        subtype:  bee_moth__beemoth__wax_moth__waxmoth__Galleria_mellonella  moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs
        subtype:  European_corn_borer__corn_borer__corn_borer_moth__Pyrausta_nubilalis  native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants
        subtype:  Mediterranean_flour_moth__Anagasta_kuehniella  small moth whose larvae damage stored grain and flour
        subtype:  tobacco_moth__tobaccomoth__cacao_moth__cacaomoth__Ephestia_elutella  small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products
        subtype:  almond_moth__fig_moth__figmoth__Cadra_cautella  moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored foods
        subtype:  raisin_moth__Cadra_figulilella  moth whose larvae attack dried fruits and cereal products
     subtype:  tineoid_moth__tineoidmoth  small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts
        subtype:  tineid_moth__tineid  small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur
           subtype:  clothes_moth__clothesmoth  any of several small yellowish or buff-colored moths whose larvae eat organic matter e.g. woolens
              subtype:  casemaking_clothes_moth__Tinea_pellionella  the larvae live in tubes of its food material fastened with silk that it spins
              subtype:  webbing_clothes_moth__webbingclothesmoth__webbing_moth__webbingmoth__Tineola_bisselliella  moth that forms a web in which it lives
           subtype:  carpet_moth__tapestry_moth__Trichophaga_tapetzella  larvae feed on carpets and other woolens
        subtype:  gracilariid_moth__gracilariidmoth__gracilariid  small dull or metallic-colored tineoid moths whose larvae mine in plant leaves
     subtype:  gelechiid_moth__gelechiidmoth__gelechiid  small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests
        subtype:  Gelechia_gossypiella  small brown moth whose larvae bore into flowers and bolls of cotton
        subtype:  grain_moth__grainmoth  moth whose larvae feed on grain
           subtype:  angoumois_moth__angoumoismoth__angoumois_grain_moth__angoumoisgrainmoth__Sitotroga_cerealella  small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains
        subtype:  potato_moth__potato_tuber_moth__splitworm__Phthorimaea_operculella  grayish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm
     subtype:  noctuid_moth__noctuidmoth__noctuid__owlet_moth__owletmoth  usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests
        subtype:  underwing  moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings
           subtype:  red_underwing__redunderwing__Catocala_nupta  moth having dull forewings and red-marked hind wings
        subtype:  antler_moth__Cerapteryx_graminis  European moth with white antler-like markings on the forewings; the larvae damage pastures and grasslands
        subtype:  heliothis_moth__heliothismoth__Heliothis_zia  medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms
        subtype:  army_cutworm__Chorizagrotis_auxiliaris  moth whose larvae destroy grains and forage plants
        subtype:  Pseudaletia_unipuncta__armyworm  moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes
        subtype:  Spodoptera_exigua  moth whose larvae are beet armyworms
        subtype:  Spodoptera_frugiperda  moth whose larvae are fall armyworms
     subtype:  hawkmoth__hawk_moth__sphingid__sphinx_moth__hummingbird_moth__hummingbirdmoth  any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
        subtype:  Manduca_sexta  moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms
        subtype:  Manduca_quinquemaculata  moth whose larvae are tomato hornworms
        subtype:  death's-head_moth__Acherontia_atropos  European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull
     subtype:  bombycid_moth__bombycid__silkworm_moth  moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk
        subtype:  domestic_silkworm_moth__Bombyx_mori  stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk of commerce
     subtype:  saturniid_moth__saturniidmoth__saturniid  large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons
        subtype:  emperor_moth__emperormoth__emperor__Saturnia_pavonia  large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings
        subtype:  imperial_moth__Eacles_imperialis  large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees
        subtype:  giant_silkworm_moth__silkworm_moth  any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae
           subtype:  cynthia_moth__cynthiamoth__Samia_cynthia__Samia_walkeri  large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus
           subtype:  atlas_moth__atlasmoth__Atticus_atlas  giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk
        subtype:  luna_moth__Luna_moth__Actias_luna  large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each fore wing
        subtype:  Hyalophora_cecropia__cecropia__cecropia_moth  North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees
        subtype:  io_moth__Automeris_io  large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines
        subtype:  polyphemus_moth__Antheraea_polyphemus  very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees
        subtype:  pernyi_moth__Antheraea_pernyi  a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk
        subtype:  tussah__tusseh__tussur__tussore__tusser__Antheraea_mylitta  oriental moth that produces brownish silk
     subtype:  arctiid_moth__arctiidmoth__arctiid  stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars
        subtype:  tiger_moth__tigermoth  medium-sized moth with long richly colored and intricately patterned wings; larvae are called woolly bears
        subtype:  cinnabar_moth__cinnabar__Callimorpha_jacobeae  large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort
     subtype:  lasiocampid_moth__lasiocampidmoth__lasiocampid  medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths comb-like antennae
        subtype:  eggar__egger  moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons
        subtype:  tent-caterpillar_moth__Malacosoma_disstria  moth whose gregarious larvae spin carpets
        subtype:  lappet_moth__lappet  medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars
        subtype:  webworm_moth__webwormmoth  a variety of moth that spins a web in which it lives
           subtype:  Hyphantria_cunea  moth whose larvae are fall webworms
           subtype:  Loxostege_similalis  moth whose larvae are garden webworms
     subtype:  Malacosoma_americana__tent-caterpillar_moth  moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars

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