lepidopteran

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black admiral moth

mourning cloak butterfly

invasive prickly pear cactus in Australia

biological control of invasive prickly pear cactus in Australia

industrial melanism in the peppered moth

life cycle of the monarch butterfly

female tussock moth laying eggs

For Students

black admiral moth

lepidopteran summary

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bird. mourning dove. pigeon and dove. Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) family Columbidae.

Nikola Tesla's Weird Obsession with Pigeons

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Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)

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Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company

Periods of American Literature

lepidopteran: Facts & Related Content

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Facts

Also Known As	Lepidoptera

Photos and Videos

black admiral moth

mourning cloak butterfly

invasive prickly pear cactus in Australia

biological control of invasive prickly pear cactus in Australia

industrial melanism in the peppered moth

life cycle of the monarch butterfly

female tussock moth laying eggs

Watch a caterpillar larva eat milkweed, form a pupa, and emerge as a monarch butterfly

Moths vs. butterflies: Can you tell the difference?

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caterpillar butterfly moth skipper Drepanoidea Tineoidea Nepticuloidea Tischerioidea Bombycoidea Alucitoidea coleopteran Hymenoptera dipteran neuropteran flea caddisfly snakefly scorpionfly strepsipteran fly

Key People

John Henry Comstock

American entomologist

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Lion (panthera leo)

Deadliest Animals Quiz

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13-Letter Word Quiz

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Science Quiz

Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters

Animal Group Names

Green tree python snake (Chondropython viridis) in a rainforest.

Creepy Crawlers Quiz

Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz

wasp. Vespid Wasp (Vespidaea) with antennas and compound eyes drink nectar from a cherry. Hornets largest eusocial wasps, stinging insect in the order Hymenoptera, related to bees. Pollination

Know Your Bugs Quiz

vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.

Animal Factoids

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Cook Strait giant weta (Deinacrida rugosa) found on Matiu/Somes Island in the harbour of Wellington, New Zealand. Dec. 17, 2009 insect

Big Bugs and Colossal Crabs: 7 Invertebrates of Unusual Size