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| has gloss | eng: Australian butterflies represent more than 400 different types of butterfly: about 400 continental species, and more than a dozen that, from an Australian perspective, are endemic to (have only be found on) remote islands administered by various Australian territorial governments. Scientifically, these butterflies are organised into six families. The first five families are collectively known as Papilionoidea or "true" butterflies, distinguishing them from the sixth family, the Hesperiidae (Skippers), which are somewhat more moth-like. Butterflies are generally understood to be relatively recently evolved, day-flying, brightly-coloured moths. The moths (nocturnal) and butterflies (diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera. |
| lexicalization | eng: Butterflies of Australia |
| lexicalization | eng: List of Australian butterflies |
| subclass of | (noun) diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings butterfly |
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