July 25, 2015

Project Noah Fun Fact: Scales and meaning of Lepidoptera

For every day of National Moth Week, our partner, citizen science website Project Noah will be featuring a fun fact about moths. From Project Noah: The scientific order Lepidoptera consists of butterflies and moths. The name Lepidoptera has its origins in the Greek language, with “lepido” meaning scales and “ptera” meaning wings. So literally translated, …

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