lepidopteran

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However, as a lepidopteran host pathogenic symbiont, the virus is likely undergoing strong selective pressures for the acquisition of new functions by gene acquisition or duplication.

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  1. noun An insect belonging to the large order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths, characterized by four membranous wings covered with small scales.

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  • University of Arkansas entomologist, who is responsible for integrated pest management programs in Arkansas, noted that cotton producers are learning to deal with a changing pest spectrum brought on by the use of transgenic cotton varieties resistant to lepidopteran pests and the success of the boll weevil eradication program. —  Delta Farm Press RSS Feed
  • B. thuringiensis and its associated insecticidal toxins are commonly used for the control of lepidopteran pests. —  BioMed Central - Latest articles
  • The silkworm has become a model organism for studying other lepidopteran insects that cause serious agricultural damage and is also an important model for scientific discovery in the areas of microbiology, physiology, and genetics —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • In the lepidopteran host-wasp parasitoid system, one of the most original strategies developed by the wasps to defeat host defences is the injection of a symbiotic polydnavirus at the same time as the wasp eggs. —  BioMed Central - Latest articles
  • However, as a lepidopteran host pathogenic symbiont, the virus is likely undergoing strong selective pressures for the acquisition of new functions by gene acquisition or duplication. —  BioMed Central - Latest articles
 

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  1. From New Latin Lepidoptera, order name : lepido- + Greek ptera, pl. of pteron, wing, winged creature; see -pter.

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  1. As lepidopter-ous + -an.
 

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/lɛpɪˈdɑptərən/
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