lepidopterous

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Many rare Lepidopterous larvæ may be obtained by the use of the beating net and by beating foliage over an umbrella.

From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by Riley, C. V.

Lepidopterous enemies are numerous all over the world.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various

Natural History of Lepidopterous Insects of New South Wales, collected, engraved, and faithfully painted after nature by J.W.L. etc.

From Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 by Grey, George

The larvæ of many Saw-flies have, besides, prolegs, which are, however, always distinguishable from those of Lepidopterous larvæ by being more numerous and by having no hooks.

From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by Riley, C. V.

I spent a lot on that old 1797 Abbot & Smith's 'Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia.'

From Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man by Oemler, Marie Conway