Butterflies Definition, Prefix, Suffix, Ologies and Isms, Butterflies Information and Meaning

See also INSECTS.

Lepidoptera

an order of insects comprising the butterflies, moths, and skippers, that as adults have four membranous wings more or less covered with scales. —lepidopterous, lepidopteral, adj.

lepidopterology

a branch of zoology that studies butterflies and moths. —lepidopterist, n.