microlepidoptera

/ ˌmaɪkrəʊˌlɛpɪˈdɒptərə /

plural noun

1. See macrolepidoptera
   a collector's name for the smaller moths: a term without taxonomic significance Compare macrolepidoptera

Example Sentences

The various leaf-mining and seed inhabiting species can be treated as in the case of the Microlepidoptera.

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For collecting Microlepidoptera, in addition to the ordinary net, some special apparatus will be found very essential.

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Further, he was a Fellow of the Royal Society, and had given special attention to the study of microlepidoptera.

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