lepidopterous

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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

Noctua, nok′tū-a, n. a generic name variously used—giving name to the Noctū′id�, a large family of nocturnal lepidopterous insects, strong-bodied moths.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

No, child; some lepidopterous insects always leave a drop of red fluid when emerging from the pupa state.

From Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins by Madison, Lucy Foster

That his exquisite brochure on lepidopterous insects was in nearly all the public libraries of the world only gratified, but added nothing to his vanity.

From A Splendid Hazard by MacGrath, Harold

Its most deadly enemy in the insect world is a small insect of the lepidopterous variety, which is known as the coffee-leaf miner.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)