What does "lepidopteran" mean?

Any insect of the order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths.

Lepidopteran

Common synonyms include: lepidopteron, lepidopterous, lepidopterous insect, mariposa, samanala, saturniid.

adj, noun

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Noun

1
Any insect of the order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths.
2
insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales wordnet

Adjective

From translingual Lepidoptera + -an.