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- noun Plural form of
lepidopteran .
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Examples
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This site seems to suggest that he's referring to other lepidopterans, but as I don't have access to his book I can't check.
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Hymenopterans (bees, etc.), lepidopterans (butterflies and moths) and dipterans (flies) constituted the majority of the victims.
16 dead in Ohio AYDIN 2007
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Hymenopterans (bees, etc.), lepidopterans (butterflies and moths) and dipterans (flies) constituted the majority of the victims.
Archive 2007-06-01 AYDIN 2007
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The lepidopterans go through sexual reproduction in that the male uses his penis to pass the female his sperm.
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Insects began to diversify, and the oldest known ants, termites and some lepidopterans appeared - as did aphids, grasshoppers, and wasps.
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The company's insecticide products mainly control lepidopterans such as loopers, leafrollers and armyworms, and sucking pests like mites, aphids, whiteflies and thrips.
unknown title 2009
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The company's insecticide products mainly control lepidopterans such as loopers, leafrollers and armyworms, and sucking pests like mites, aphids, whiteflies and thrips.
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