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-Gloassatan moths are in the suborders Aglossata, Heterobathmiina, and Zeugloptera.[1]

Taxonomy

Glossata contains the following six infraorders:

References

  1. ^ Lepidoptera, Zootaxa

External links

  • Data related to Glossata at Wikispecies