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or from the root of midge which until the 16th century was used mostly to indicate the larva, usually in reference to devouring clothes.

Taxonomy

Among the Lepidoptera, moths comprise about 90% (remaining 10% being butterflies). There are around 160,000 described species. There is estimated to be tens of thousands of unidentified species, especially from tropical regions. The name Heterocera is no longer used in modern classification, however the name is often used

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