Ditrysia Ditrysia

Ditrysia - Definition and Overview
Ditrysia

Kamehameha Butterfly
Kamehameha

Scientific classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Subkingdom:Metazoa
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Hexapoda
Class:Insecta
Subclass:Pterygota
Infraclass:Neoptera
Superorder:Endopterygota
Order:Lepidoptera
Suborder:Ditrysia
Families

See Lepidoptera.

The Ditrysia are a suborder of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). They are so named because the female has two distinct sexual openings: one for mating, and the other for laying eggs. Most species of Lepidoptera belong to Ditrysia.


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See also

  • Monotrysia

External links

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