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The 25 pages that link to Lepidoptera, each with the reason it gives.

• ColeopteraCompared with: Lepidoptera have scaly wings rather than beetle elytra.

• ButterflyNarrower topic: Butterflies are one of the two major groups within this order.

• CaterpillarNarrower topic: Caterpillars are the larvae of insects in this order.

• MothNarrower topic: Moths are one of the two major groups within this order.

• DipteraCompared with: Its four scaly wings contrast with the fly’s single functional pair.

• InsectaBroader topic: Its members illustrate complete metamorphosis and specialized adult feeding structures.

• SericultureNarrower topic: Silkworms are moth larvae, placing sericulture within this insect order.

• Hummingbird hawk-mothNarrower topic: The hummingbird hawk-moth is a moth within this order.

• Luna mothNarrower topic: The luna moth belongs to this order of scaled-wing insects.

• NoctuidaeNarrower topic: Noctuidae is one family within this order.

• SphingidaeNarrower topic: Sphingidae is one of the moth families within this order.

• ErebidaeNarrower topic: Erebidae is one of the order’s largest moth families.

• Geometer mothNarrower topic: Geometridae belongs to this broader order.

• NymphalidaeNarrower topic: Nymphalidae is one of the largest families within this order.

• Swallowtail butterflyNarrower topic: This order contains the swallowtail family and provides its broader evolutionary context.

• Acherontia lachesisNarrower topic: The order places this hawkmoth among all butterflies and moths.

• BirdwingNarrower topic: Birdwings share the defining wing scales and life cycle of this order.

• EmbiopteraCompared with: Silkworms and webspinners both spin silk, but use different body structures and build different shelters.

• Gonepteryx rhamniNarrower topic: The brimstone’s wing scales and complete metamorphosis are characteristic of this order.

• LasiocampidaeNarrower topic: Lasiocampidae is one family within this order.

• LepidopterologyNarrower topic: This is the taxonomic group that lepidopterology studies.

• Order (taxonomy)Broader topic: Lepidoptera is a prominent order within the class Insecta.

• Pieris brassicaeNarrower topic: The large white is one member of this order of butterflies and moths.

• TortricidaeNarrower topic: Tortricidae is one family within this order of scale-winged insects.

• Vanessa carduiNarrower topic: As a butterfly, Vanessa cardui is part of this larger insect order.