Swallowtail 30-XII
INSECTA
Amphiesmenoptera
 
 
Two-Tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)



Chapter Outline
  1. Description of Insecta
  2. Classification of Insecta
  3. Archaeognatha & Zygentoma
  4. Pterygota
  5. Neoptera
  6. Dictyoptera
  7. Orthoptera
  8. Paraneoptera
  9. Endopterygota
  10. Diptera
  11. Hymenoptera
  12. Lepidoptera and Trichoptera
  13. Coleoptera

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Amphiesmenoptera is a clade containing two closely-related orders: Lepidoptera and Trichoptera.

LEPIDOPTERA - BUTTERFLIES, MOTHS 

The order Lepidoptera contains the butterflies and moths. Butterflies tend to be diurnal (active in daylight) while moths are nocturnal (active at night). Butterflies also have clubbed antennae and lack the frenulum (a bristle that joins the two wings on each side together) that moths have.

Lepidoptera is second only to the beetles (next page) as far as the number of species in an order worldwide. But, within the United States, Lepidoptera has more species observed in iNaturalist than any other, even Coleoptera. As of 2024, 10,482 species of Lepidoptera have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 64,854 throughout the world.

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TRICHOPTERA - CADDISFLIES 

Trichoptera is the order of caddisflies. As of 2024, 273 species of Trichoptera have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 791 throughout the world.

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