Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Arthropoda > Class: Insecta > Order: Lepidoptera > Superfamily: Papilionoidea Skippers(Hesperiidae) Gossamer-winged(Lycaenidae) Brush-footed(Nymphalidae) Swallowtails(Papilionidae) Whites & Sulphurs(Pieridae) Metalmarks(Riodinidae) Papilionoidea are the true butterflies. The skippers used to be in their own superfamily but are now usually included here. Many of the families have been further subdivided into subfamilies. Click the button … Continue reading "Superfamily Papilionoidea"
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Order Odonata
Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Arthropoda > Class: Insecta > Order: Odonata Dragonflies and damselflies This order includes some of the oldest and largest flying invertebrates to have ever roamed the earth and the fossil record for most modern families dates back to the Jurassic or Cretaceous period. The name Odonata is derived from the Ancient … Continue reading "Order Odonata"
Read MoreOrder Lepidoptera
Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Arthropoda > Class: Insecta > Order: Lepidoptera This is the second-largest order of insects with over 180,000 species comprising around 10% of all described species of living organisms. The name Lepidoptera comes from Greek and means ‘scale wing’ due to their wings being covered with microscopic scales, which are iridescent and … Continue reading "Order Lepidoptera"
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