Heteropteryx

Translingual

Heteropteryx dilatata female

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros, “different”) + πτέρυξ (ptérux, “wing”).

Proper noun

Heteropteryx f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Heteropterygidae – the jungle nymph.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Polyneoptera - superorder; Phasmida - order; Verophasmatodea - suborder; Areolatae - infraorder; Bacilloidea - superfamily; Heteropterygidae - family; Heteropteryginae - subfamily; Heteropterygini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Heteropteryx dilatata - the only known species

Further reading

• Heteropteryx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Heteropteryx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Heteropteryx on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons