Neolepidoptera

Neolepidoptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Clade:	Myoglossata
Clade:	Neolepidoptera
Subdivisions
	Infraorder Exoporia; Infraorder Heteroneura;

Neolepidoptera (/ˌniː.oʊˌlɛpɪˈdɒptərə/) is a clade within Myoglossata in suborder Glossata of order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths.¹ They differ from other Myoglossata in the larval stage abdominal prolegs, pupal morphology, and the mandibles are reduced in area. 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

"Clade: Neolepidoptera Packard, 1895 (moth)". The Taxonomicon. Retrieved 2016-12-19.
"Kristensen, Niels Peder. A COMPENDIUM OF HEXAPOD SYSTEMATICS. Online. October 7, 2007". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
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.

[1] "Clade: Neolepidoptera Packard, 1895 (moth)". The Taxonomicon. Retrieved 2016-12-19.

[2] "Kristensen, Niels Peder. A COMPENDIUM OF HEXAPOD SYSTEMATICS. Online. October 7, 2007". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2012.

[3] Cranston, Peter S. and Penny J Gullan. Phylogeny of Insects. University of California. Online. October 7, 2007.

[4] Smith. John B. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology. Brooklyn Entomological Society. Brooklyn, N. Y. Online. October 7, 2007.

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