Hesperiidae

Japanese: Hesperiidae
Hesperiidae

…General term for insects belonging to the family Hesperiidae in the order Lepidoptera. There are more than 3,000 known species in the world, with the largest number in South America, where more than 1,800 species are known.

From [Butterfly]

…The four suborders are divided into 21 superfamilies, two of which are butterflies. The superfamily Papilionoidea is divided into 11 families, and the superfamily Hesperioidea includes the family Hesperiidae. The characteristics of the 11 families in the superfamily Papilionoidea are as follows:

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Hesperiidae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…鱗翅目セセリチョウ科Hesperiidaeに属する昆虫の総称。世界に3000余種が知られ,とりわけ南アメリカ大陸に種類数が多く,1800余種が知られている。…

【チョウ(蝶)】より

…4亜目は21上科に分けられ,このうちの2上科がチョウに当たる。アゲハチョウ上科Papilionoideaは11科に分けられ,セセリチョウ上科Hesperioideaにはセセリチョウ科Hesperiidaeが属している。アゲハチョウ上科に属する11の科の特徴は次のとおりである。…

※「Hesperiidae」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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