Neolepidoptera is a clade within Myoglossata in suborder

Glossata Glossata (Fabricius, 1775) is the suborder of the insect order Lepidoptera that contains most lepidopteran species and includes all the Superfamily (zoology), superfamilies of moths and butterfly, butterflies that have a coilable proboscis. (See ...

of order Lepidoptera, the

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises t ...

and

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s. They differ from other Myoglossata in the larval stage abdominal prolegs, pupal morphology, and the mandibles are reduced in area. They also differ in their reproductive systems. The prolegs have muscles and apical hooklets. The reproductive organs have two openings. There are also differences in the wing structure. The pupae are "incomplete or obtect."Smith. John B. ''Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology.'' Brooklyn Entomological Society. Brooklyn, N. Y. Online. October 7, 2007.
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