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lepidopterofauna

English translation: Lepidoptera fauna; lepidopteran fauna

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Portuguese term or phrase:lepidopterofauna
English translation:Lepidoptera fauna; lepidopteran fauna
Entered by: Matheus Chaud

21:21 Sep 7, 2017
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Science - Environment & Ecology
Portuguese term or phrase: lepidopterofauna
Buscou-se avaliar a composição específica da lepidopterofauna da região.
Andre Damasceno
Brazil
Local time: 02:47
lepidopteran fauna
Explanation:

https://encrypted.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source...

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...in a series of volumes on the lepidopteran fauna of...

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Alternatively,

Lepidoptera fauna:
https://encrypted.google.com/search?num=50&biw=1366&bih=635&...

and

lepidopterofauna:
https://encrypted.google.com/search?num=50&biw=1366&bih=635&...
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Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 02:47
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2lepidopteran fauna
Matheus Chaud
4 +1Lepidoptera fauna OR butterflies and moths
Muriel Vasconcellos
4insects
David Hollywood


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
lepidopterofauna
lepidopteran fauna


Explanation:

https://encrypted.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source...

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Note added at 1 min (2017-09-07 21:23:24 GMT)
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...in a series of volumes on the lepidopteran fauna of...

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Note added at 26 mins (2017-09-07 21:48:11 GMT)
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Alternatively,

Lepidoptera fauna:
https://encrypted.google.com/search?num=50&biw=1366&bih=635&...

and

lepidopterofauna:
https://encrypted.google.com/search?num=50&biw=1366&bih=635&...

Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 02:47
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oliver Simões: It sounds like a tongue twister to me. lol
3 hrs
  -> Yes, crazy word. I'd never seen them together (lepidopterofauna) - only separated (fauna de lepidópteros). Thanks, Oliveira!
agree  Mario Freitas:
5 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Mario!
neutral  Muriel Vasconcellos: In scientific texts, Lepidoptera is not usually turned into an adjective. Just sayin' - that's what I was taught in my science classes.
13 hrs
  -> Sorry, Muriel, I checked that - it's quite common: https://goo.gl/Xt8ghu . By the way, this is Dennis W. Schlicht's book: https://goo.gl/hd2ZQz . One of the most respected experts in this field worldwide. He uses lepidopteran fauna ;)
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
insects


Explanation:
www.entomologia.socmexent.org/revista/entomologia/2012/SM/1533-1536.pdf
El orden Lepidoptera agrupa especies acuáticas y semiacuáticas asociadas a .... W. Cummins (Eds.) An introduction to the aquatic insects of North America ...

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it just means "insects"

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insect species

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lists_of_insect_speci...

Pages in category "Lists of insect species".

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I would gop with "insect species"

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go

David Hollywood
Local time: 02:47
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Mario Freitas: Not all insects, David, only butterflies and moths and other cousins. "ptero" = wings
1 hr
  -> you're right Mario and thanks
neutral  Muriel Vasconcellos: It's just the ones with wings.
9 hrs
  -> indeed and thanks Muriel
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Lepidoptera fauna OR butterflies and moths


Explanation:
This is the scientific style. It's not scientifically "correct" to turn "Lepidoptera" into an adjective.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 22:47
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 118

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Douglas Bissell: butterflies and moths, why not make it understandable after all?
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Douglas!
neutral  Matheus Chaud: I definitely agree with "Lepidoptera fauna", but not so much with saying that it's not scientifically correct to turn "Lepidoptera" into an adjective. Just one of many examples: Dennis W. Schlicht's book, https://goo.gl/hd2ZQz , an expert in this field ;)
8 hrs
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