Butterflies

"Butterflies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Slender-bodies diurnal insects having large, broad wings often strikingly colored and patterned.

Descriptor ID	D002080
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.937.200
Concept/Terms	Butterflies Butterflies Butterfly

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Arthropods [B01.050.500.131]
Insecta [B01.050.500.131.617]
Pterygota [B01.050.500.131.617.720]
Neoptera [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500]
Holometabola [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500]
Lepidoptera [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.937]
Butterflies [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.937.200]

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