Glossata

Glossata

Glossata

Suborder of moths and butterflies

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Glossata (Fabricius, 1775) is a suborder of the Lepidoptera, containing all members that have a coilable proboscis; i.e., it includes all butterflies and the vast majority of moth species. The only non-Gloassatan moths are in the suborders Aglossata, Heterobathmiina, and Zeugloptera.[1]

Taxonomy

Glossata contains the following six infraorders: Acanthoctesia

References

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    Lepidoptera, Zootaxa
  • Data related to Glossata at Wikispecies


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