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Neolepidoptera Scientific classification 
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Cohort: Myoglossata Subcohort: Neolepidoptera Neolepidoptera is a subcohort of cohort Myoglossata in suborder Glossata of order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths.[1] They differ from Myoglossata in the larval stage abdominal prolegs, pupal morphology, and the mandibles are reduced in size. 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]
References
- ^ Systema Naturae 2000. Classification Subcohort Neolepidoptera . Online. October 7, 2007.
- ^ Kristensen , Niels Peder. A COMPENDIUM OF HEXAPOD SYSTEMATICS. Onlin. October 7, 2007.
- ^ Cranston, Peter S. and Penny J Gullan. Phylogeny of Insects. University of California. Online. October 7, 2007.
- ^ Smith. John B. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology. Brooklyn Entomological Society. Brooklyn, N. Y. Online. October 7, 2007.
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