Glossata
Glossata (Fabricius, 1775) is a suborder of the Lepidoptera, containing all members that have a coilable proboscis; i.e., it includes all butterflies and the vast majority of moth species. The only non-Gloassatan moths are in the suborders Aglossata, Heterobathmiina, and Zeugloptera.[1]
| Glossata | |
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| The coiled proboscis of a butterfly | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Suborder: | Glossata (Fabricius, 1775) |
| Infraorders | |
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Taxonomy
Glossata contains the following six infraorders:
- Acanthoctesia
- Dacnonypha
- Exoporia
- Heteroneura
- Lophocoronina
- Neopseustina
References
- Lepidoptera, Zootaxa
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