#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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