microlepidopteraとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

microlepidoptera pl (複数形 only)

1. Relatively small butterflies and moths; micromoths.
   • 2015 October 6, “Color Pattern on the Forewing of Micropterix (Lepidoptera: Micropterigidae): Insights into the Evolution of Wing Pattern and Wing Venation in Moths”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0139972:

     Workers who study microlepidoptera have concluded that transverse bands, or fasciae, are primitive wing pattern elements for Lepidoptera and are constrained by venation [12 –14 ], whereas workers who primarily study macrolepidoptera have concluded that spots, either “erratic” [7 ] or constrained by venation [15 ], are primitive.

派生語

Further reading

• microlepidoptera on Wikipedia.