What is mean by lepidoptera?

Question

What is mean by lepidoptera?

Answer 1

butterflies

Answer 2

Moths and butterflies.  It litterally means 'Scale wing" if you ever feel cruel catch a moth and rub the wing between your fingers.  LIttle scales will come off.

Answer 3

Order Lepidoptera includes moths and butterflies.

It's an order of insects.

Answer 4

Lepidoptera is the scientific order that includes butterflies, skippers, and moths. It is the second largest order in the class Insecta following Coleoptera, which are beetles.  

The word Lepidoptera is from Ancient Greek and means scale wing after the small scales on their wings.