Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A suborder of Lepidoptera, erected by Packard to include all the Lepidoptera except the Micropterygidæ (Paleolepidoptera) and the Eriocephalidæ.
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Paleolepidoptera: haustellate Lepidoptera in which the mandibles are distinct and the pupa is free: includes the Micropterygidae only: see protolepidoptera and neolepidoptera.
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