Lepidoptera in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae
CLASSIFICATION OF ARTHROPODS
Lepidoptera in the tenth edition of Systema Naturae
In the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, Carl Linnaeus classified the arthropods, including insects, arachnids and crustaceans, among his class "Insecta". Butterflies and moths were brought together under the name Lepidoptera.