microlepidoptera

Noun

Meaning

A tribe of Lepidoptera, including a vast number of minute species, as the plume moth, clothes moth, etc.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Examples

Some adult species of Microlepidoptera go through a stage where no reproductive-related activity occurs, lasting through summer and winter, followed by mating and oviposition in the early spring. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

microlens microlensed microlensing microlepidopteran microlepidopterist microlepidopterous