Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Clade Myoglossata Higher classification Glossata | Phylum Arthropoda Suborder Glossata Scientific name Myoglossata | |
Lower classifications Heteroneura, Noctuidae, Pyralidae, Zygaenidae, Arctiinae | ||
Myoglossata is a clade within suborder Glossata within order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths. It contains the family Neopseustidae and the clade Neolepidoptera. Myoglossata is considered a clade, that is, a group of organisms made up of a single common ancestor and all of its descendants. They are distinguished by "intrinsic mouthparts". These added intrinsic galeal muscles are unique to the Myoglossata and developed after the galeae changed to form sucking parts.
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