Rhopaloceran.

Brit.

/ˌrəʊpəˈlɒsərə/, U.S.

/ˌroʊpəˈlɑsərə/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Rhopalocera.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Rhopalocera (see quots. 1838 and 1840; J. A. Boisduval 1836, in French form Rhopalocères ) < ancient Greek ῥόπαλος club (see rhopalic adj.) + κέρας horn (see kerato- comb. form) + scientific Latin -a -a suffix².

Entomology.

With plural agreement. A division of the Lepidoptera that comprises the butterflies, characterized by clubbed antennae (in most forms), and equivalent to the superfamilies Papilionoidea, Hesperioidea, and Hedyloidea; (also rhopalocera) insects of this division (collectively or individually), butterflies.The Rhopalocera were formerly regarded as a suborder but the group is of no taxonomic significance. It is now regarded as an informal term used to distinguish the butterflies from the moths or ‘ Heterocera’.

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1838 Mag. Nat. Hist. 2 273 We see the fore legs of a vast number of butterflies, (the Rhopalocera suspensa), losing entirely their usual function.]

1840 J. O. Westwood Introd. Mod. Classif. Insects II. 329 He [sc. Boisduval] has proposed the names of Rhopalocera (club-horned) for the butterflies, and Heterocera (varied-horned) for the moths.

1881 Entomologist 14 46 The Rhopalocera of Europe.—We understand that it is intended shortly to issue..a really good work on this subject.

1922 S. Moore List Northerm Michigan Lepidoptera 4 The compiled list contains 19 species of Rhopalocera and 22 species of Heterocera.

1973 T. G. Howarth South's Brit. Butterflies p. xi They [sc. butterflies] were designated Rhopalocera, or ‘club-horned’, the Heterocera being supposed to have antennae of various kinds other than clubbed.

2004 Systematic Biol. 53 208/1 At least some butterflies very similar to modern genera in Rhopalocera were already present at least 35 MYA.

Derivatives

† rhopaloceral adj. Obsolete rare = rhopalocerous adj.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [adjective]

rhopalocerous1862

rhopaloceral1888

1888 Athenæum 7 Jan. 19/1 North America,..Hindostan,..Madagascar, and now Southern Africa..are having their butterflies described with a thoroughness and a wealth of illustration to which rhopaloceral literature was hitherto a stranger.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rhopalocera
释义	Rhopaloceran. Brit. /ˌrəʊpəˈlɒsərə/, U.S. /ˌroʊpəˈlɑsərə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Rhopalocera. Etymology: < scientific Latin Rhopalocera (see quots. 1838 and 1840; J. A. Boisduval 1836, in French form Rhopalocères ) < ancient Greek ῥόπαλος club (see rhopalic adj.) + κέρας horn (see kerato- comb. form) + scientific Latin -a -a suffix². Entomology. With plural agreement. A division of the Lepidoptera that comprises the butterflies, characterized by clubbed antennae (in most forms), and equivalent to the superfamilies Papilionoidea, Hesperioidea, and Hedyloidea; (also rhopalocera) insects of this division (collectively or individually), butterflies.The Rhopalocera were formerly regarded as a suborder but the group is of no taxonomic significance. It is now regarded as an informal term used to distinguish the butterflies from the moths or ‘ Heterocera’. ΚΠ 1838 Mag. Nat. Hist. 2 273 We see the fore legs of a vast number of butterflies, (the Rhopalocera suspensa), losing entirely their usual function.] 1840 J. O. Westwood Introd. Mod. Classif. Insects II. 329 He [sc. Boisduval] has proposed the names of Rhopalocera (club-horned) for the butterflies, and Heterocera (varied-horned) for the moths. 1881 Entomologist 14 46 The Rhopalocera of Europe.—We understand that it is intended shortly to issue..a really good work on this subject. 1922 S. Moore List Northerm Michigan Lepidoptera 4 The compiled list contains 19 species of Rhopalocera and 22 species of Heterocera. 1973 T. G. Howarth South's Brit. Butterflies p. xi They [sc. butterflies] were designated Rhopalocera, or ‘club-horned’, the Heterocera being supposed to have antennae of various kinds other than clubbed. 2004 Systematic Biol. 53 208/1 At least some butterflies very similar to modern genera in Rhopalocera were already present at least 35 MYA. Derivatives † rhopaloceral adj. Obsolete rare = rhopalocerous adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [adjective] rhopalocerous1862 rhopaloceral1888 1888 Athenæum 7 Jan. 19/1 North America,..Hindostan,..Madagascar, and now Southern Africa..are having their butterflies described with a thoroughness and a wealth of illustration to which rhopaloceral literature was hitherto a stranger. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1840
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