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Papilioniformes
Papilioniformes
Translingual
Proper noun
Papilioniformes
- A taxonomic series within the order Lepidoptera – most butterflies.
Hypernyms
- (series): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Lepidoptera - order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Papilionoidea - superfamily
Hyponyms
- (series): Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae, Riodinidae - families