microlepidoptera means relatively small butterflies and moths; micromoths. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
Etymology
From micro- + lepidoptera.
noun
- Relatively small butterflies and moths; micromoths.“Workers who study microlepidoptera have concluded that transverse bands, or fasciae, are primitive wing pattern elements for Lepidoptera and are constrained by venation [12 –14 ], whereas workers who primarily study macrolepidoptera have concluded that spots, either “erratic” [7 ] or constrained by venation [15 ], are primitive.”