Obtectomera
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The Obtectomera is a clade of macro-moths and butterflies, comprising over 100,000 species in at least 12 superfamilies. This clade was initially defined by a pupal stage with the four anterior abdomi
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Butterfly
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Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterised by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, flutteri
Obtectomera
…Calliduloidea Moore, 1877 – Old World butterfly-moths Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802 – true butterflies Pyraloidea Latreille, 1809 – pyraloid moths…
Fesoj Papilio machaon
Possibly the original butter-fly. A male brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) in flight.
A zoomed in view of the wing scales on a Aglais io, or peacock butterfly.
Most butterflies fly by day, most moths by night: but Arctia caja is day-flying.