Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Clade Myoglossata Scientific name Neolepidoptera | Phylum Arthropoda Suborder Glossata Clade Neolepidoptera Higher classification Myoglossata | |
Lower classifications Heteroneura, Noctuidae, Pyralidae, Arctiinae, Zygaenidae | ||
Neolepidoptera is a clade within Myoglossata in suborder Glossata of order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths. They differ from Myoglossata in the larval stage abdominal prolegs, pupal morphology, and the mandibles are reduced in size. They also differ in their reproductive systems. The prolegs have muscles and apical hooklets. The reproductive organs have two openings. There are also differences in the wing structure. The pupae are "incomplete or obtect."
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