Moth

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title: Moth
text: Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is paraphyletic with respect to butterflies and neither subordinate taxon is used in modern classifications. Moths make up the vast majority of the order. There are approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, although there are also crepuscular and diur
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description: Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth
date created: 2002-08-01T14:06:50Z
date modified: 2024-09-04T13:15:33Z
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