Papilioniformes

Translingual

Etymology

Papilio +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Papilioniformes

A taxonomic series within the order Lepidoptera – most butterflies.

Hypernyms

(series): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Papilionoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(series): Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae, Riodinidae - families

References

Papilionoidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Papilioniformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Papilionoidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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