Glossata (Fabricius, 1775) is a suborder of the Lepidoptera, containing all members that have a coilable proboscis; i.e., it includes all butterflies and the vast majority of moth species. The only non-Glossatan moths are in the suborders Aglossata, Heterobathmiina, and Zeugloptera.
Glossata (Fabricius, 1775) is a suborder of the Lepidoptera, containing all members that have a coilable proboscis; i.e., it includes all butterflies and the vast majority of moth species. The only non-Glossatan moths are in the suborders Aglossata, Heterobathmiina, and Zeugloptera.
== Taxonomy == Glossata contains the following six Infraorders: Acanthoctesia, a small family of primitive moths Dacnonypha, a family of moths restricted to the Holarctic region Exoporia, a clade of moths with a unique female reproductive system Heteroneura, a clade comprising 99% of all butterflies and moths Lophocoronina, a superfamily of moths restricted to a single genus in Australia Neopseustina, a small family of archaic bell moths
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