Lepidoptera

Description

Lepidoptera or lepidopterans are an order of winged insects which include butterflies and moths. About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 8.6% of the total described species of living organisms, making it the second largest insect order with 133 families and 43 superfamilies, and one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world.