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LEPIDOPTERA [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-12-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- swift
1, record 1, English, swift
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hépiale
1, record 1, French, h%C3%A9piale
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- polilla
1, record 1, Spanish, polilla
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Se llama polilla en castellano principalmente a diversas mariposas pequeñas y nocturnas cuyas larvas devoran los alimentos almacenados o los enseres domésticos, tales como la ropa y el papel. Se encuadran en al menos cuatro familias del orden lepidópteros [...]. 1, record 1, Spanish, - polilla
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tineids
1, record 2, English, tineids
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- teignes
1, record 2, French, teignes
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-01-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- webworm
1, record 3, English, webworm
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- leaf-tier 2, record 3, English, leaf%2Dtier
correct, see observation
- leaf-tyer 2, record 3, English, leaf%2Dtyer
correct, see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A larva of the moth families Pyraustidae and Arctiidae, which lives gregariously in a large, silken nest woven over the host-plant foliage, in which the developmental period is passed; seldom a serious forest defoliator but sometimes a pest on shade and ornamental trees. 2, record 3, English, - webworm
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There is no wild parsnip in the wooded area, and thus no webworms, but there are other plants and insects of interest to the investigators. 3, record 3, English, - webworm
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See also "parsnip webworm". 4, record 3, English, - webworm
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
leaf-tier; leaf-tyer: terms used in the Commonwealth. 5, record 3, English, - webworm
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- chenille tisseuse
1, record 3, French, chenille%20tisseuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- tisseuse 2, record 3, French, tisseuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chenille d'un lépidoptère (familles Tortricidae, ou Lasiocampidae ou Arctiidae) qui vit en colonies dans des nids soyeux sur le feuillage des plantes où elle passe son stade de développement. 1, record 3, French, - chenille%20tisseuse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- oruga tejedora
1, record 3, Spanish, oruga%20tejedora
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-01-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Zoology
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- nodule maker
1, record 4, English, nodule%20maker
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Zoologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- nodulier
1, record 4, French, nodulier
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2016-01-22
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Zoology
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- leafroller
1, record 5, English, leafroller
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Zoologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- enrouleuse
1, record 5, French, enrouleuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- tordeuse 1, record 5, French, tordeuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2016-01-22
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Zoology
Universal entry(ies) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- satyrs
1, record 6, English, satyrs
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Zoologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- satyres
1, record 6, French, satyres
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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