Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Panorpida Rank Superorder | Phylum Arthropoda Higher classification Endopterygota | |
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Lower classifications Butterflies and moths, Butterfly, Fly, Mecoptera, Caddisfly | ||
Panorpida or Mecopterida is a proposed superorder of Endopterygota. The conjectured monophyly of the Panorpida is based on morphological, not genomic evidence, namely the reduction or loss of the ovipositor and several internal characteristics, including a muscle connecting a pleura and first axillary sclerite at the base of the wing. The monophyly of the Panorpida is also supported by molecular data.
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