Scientific name Glossata Rank Suborder | Higher classification Butterflies and moths | |
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Lower classifications Heteroneura, Noctuidae, Pyralidae, Zygaenidae, Arctiinae |
Glossata (Fabricius, 1775) is the suborder of the insect order Lepidoptera that includes all the superfamilies of moths and butterflies that have a coilable proboscis. (See also the suborders Zeugloptera, Aglossata, and Heterobathmiina).
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