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鱗翅目 Lepidoptera

鱗翅目 Lepidoptera

來自希臘文lepis, lepid-「鱗片」 +pteron「翅膀」。

From Greek lepis, lepid- ‘scale’ + pteron ‘wing’.


種的俗名 Common names of members

蝴蝶和飛蛾

Butterflies and moths


分佈 Distribution  

除了南極洲之外的各大洲都有

 Every continent except Antarctica


形態描述 Morphology

身體和翅膀上有細小的鱗片

有兩對重疊的翅膀

具有多節觸角: 觸角細、直、長, 尖端呈棒狀 (蝴蝶); 觸角較厚, 羽毛狀/鋸齒狀 (蛾)

口部通常形成長鼻（象鼻樹幹一樣），用來吸食花蜜和其他液體，不進食時就捲起來休息。

With tiny, scaly on the body and wings

Possess two pairs of wings which are overlapped

With multi-segmented antennae: Thin, straight and long antennae with club-like tip (butterflies); feathery, thick, saw-edged antennae (moths)

Mouth parts usually form a proboscis (elephant trunk-like) for taking nectar and other liquids, which rests rolled up when not eating.


生態與棲息地 Habitat & Ecology

多樣化的棲息地，包括熱帶（雨）林、濕地、草原、山地和沙漠

Diverse habitats including tropical (rain) forests, wetlands, grasslands, mountains, and deserts


食性 Diet

葉子 (幼蟲) + 花蜜和其他液體物質 (成蟲)

Foliage (Larvae) + floral nectar and other liquid substances (Adults)


小知識 Fun Fact 為了交配、牠們會參與求偶展示和釋放氣味，任何一種性別都會釋放出一種氣味，這種氣味會被配偶的觸角偵測到。天蠶蛾科類的飛蛾，如月之蛾和皇蛾，口器完全沒有功能，因此無法在成蟲階段進食。所以說牠們必須在幼蟲階段（毛蟲）盡量進食，以確保所攝取的營養能維持整個生命週期。有些蛾類的壽命很短，可能與口部退化有關。

For mating, courtship display, and odors are involved. Either sex releases a scent that is detected by the mate’s antennae. Saturniid moths like Luna Moth and Atlas Moth, have mouthparts entirely non-functional, hence, cannot feed in the adult stage. In another way, they have to eat as much as they can during the larval stage (caterpillars) and ensure the nutrient intake could support them for their whole life cycle. And the short life span of some moths could be explained by the deterioration of the mouthpart.



已知的物種 Total species known

7,131

博物館收藏的物種 Species in the collection

3765

在香港已知的物種 Species in Hong Kong

240 (butterflies)+ >2400 (moths) = 2640



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