Obtectomera
(butterflies and most moths)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Macrolepidoptera
macro-moths
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 		Clade 405 subtaxa 4,133 images 165 ident. refs
PYRALOIDEA
grass and meal moths
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 		Superfamily 57 subtaxa 438 images 12 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Obtectomera (butterflies and most moths) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 667 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Obtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
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