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Descriptor English: Lepidoptera
Descriptor Spanish: Lepidópteros
Descriptor Lepidoptera
Entry term(s) lepidópteros
Scope note: Amplio orden de insectos que comprende las mariposas de día y nocturnas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Lepidópteros
Descriptor French: Lepidoptera
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.937
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007915
Scope note: A large order of insects comprising the butterflies and moths.
Allowable Qualifiers: AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Insects (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 75
History Note: 75
DeCS ID: 8093
Unique ID: D007915
NLM Classification: QX 560
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1975/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/05/10
Lepidoptera - Preferred
Concept UI M0012358
Scope note A large order of insects comprising the butterflies and moths.
Preferred term Lepidoptera



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