18) Lepidoptera

This is a picture of a butterfly which falls under the classification of lepidoptera. Lepidoptera is the order where all butterflys and moths fall under. There are over 180'000 species of Lepidoptera including types of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth butterflies. The Lepidoptera order are charecterized by their scale covering, compound eyes, and proboscis. The larvae of lepidoptera are caterpillars which then chysalis and then become butterflies and/or moths.