Neolepidoptera Explained

Neolepidoptera is a clade within Myoglossata in suborder Glossata of order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths.[1] They differ from other Myoglossata in the larval stage abdominal prolegs, pupal morphology, and the mandibles are reduced in area. They also differ in their reproductive systems.[2] The prolegs have muscles and apical hooklets. The reproductive organs have two openings. There are also differences in the wing structure.[3] The pupae are "incomplete or obtect."[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clade: Neolepidoptera Packard, 1895 (moth) . The Taxonomicon . 2016-12-19.
  2. Web site: Kristensen, Niels Peder. A COMPENDIUM OF HEXAPOD SYSTEMATICS. Online. October 7, 2007. . October 16, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230248/http://www.zmuc.dk/EntoWeb/kurshex.doc . March 3, 2016 . dead .
  3. http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/gullanandcranstonlab/Gullanpdfs/phylogenychapter.pdf+Neolepidoptera+%2Bcharacteristics&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=9&gl=us&lr=lang_en Cranston, Peter S. and Penny J Gullan. Phylogeny of Insects. University of California. Online. October 7, 2007.
  4. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-8.txt Smith. John B. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology. Brooklyn Entomological Society. Brooklyn, N. Y. Online. October 7, 2007.

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