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[[Glossata]] is one of the four
suborders of [[Lepidoptera]] that includes a majority of moths and two groups of butterflies:
[[Papilionoidea]] and [[Hesperioidea]]. The other three suborders ([[Zeugloptera]], [[Aglossata]], and [[Heterobathmiina]]) consist of families
of primitive moths. Glossata is defined primarily for their coiled proboscis which is coiled via a protein called resilin<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title = Encyclopedia of entomology. Vol. 4.|last = Capinera|first = John|publisher = Springer Science & Business Media|year = 2008|isbn = |location = |pages = 628-630}}</ref>.
 
            Glossata consists of many families of
moths including [[Bombycidae]], Noctuioidea, [[Geometridae]],
[[Saturniidae]],and [[Sphingidae]]. The two superfamilies of butterflies in Glossata are Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. Papilionoidea  consists of the families [[Pieridae]], Papilionidea, [[Lycaenidae]], Nymphalidae. The superfamily Hesperioide are the skippers that are characterized by their stout bodies and big head. <ref name=":0" />{{automatic taxobox
| image = Plume moth on Boerhavia diffusa W IMG_1002.jpg
| image_caption = Plume moth from family ''[[Pterophoridae]]'' on ''[[Boerhavia diffusa]]'' in [[Hyderabad, India]].
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'''Glossata''' (Fabricius, 1775) is the [[suborder]] of the [[insect]] order [[Lepidoptera]] that includes all the [[superfamilies]] of moths and butterflies that have a coilable [[proboscis]]. (See also the suborders [[Zeugloptera]], [[Aglossata]], and [[Heterobathmiina]]).<ref>[http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/zt03148p221.pdf Lepidoptera], Zootaxa</ref>
 
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