1773, "insects with four scaly wings," the biological classification that includes butterflies and moths, coined 1735 in Modern Latin by Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus (Karl von Linné, 1707-1778) from Greek lepido-, comb. form of lepis (genitive lepidos) "(fish) scale" (related to lepein "to peel;" see leper) + pteron "wing, feather" (see pterodactyl).
双语例句
1. Most susceptible species belong to the orders Lepidoptera, Diptera, and Coleoptera.
大多数感染的虫种属于鳞翅目 、 双翅目和鞘翅目.
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2. The classification of Lepidoptera needs comparison of head, thorax and abdomen.
鳞翅目昆虫的分种要从头 、 胸、腹三个方面进行比较.
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3. Numbers of individual and species of Lepidoptera in Pb 29 were obviously decreased.
在高抗Pb29节肢动物群落内鳞翅目害虫的数量和种类都明显下降.
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4. INFLUENCE OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY ON SURVIVAL OF THE CITRUS LEAF - MINER, PHYLLOCNISTIS CITRELLA STAINTON ( LEPIDOPTERA: PHYLLOCNISTI - DAE )