Glossata

Glossata
	The coiled proboscis of a butterfly
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Suborder:	Glossata; (Fabricius, 1775)
Subdivisions
	Infraorder Dacnonypha; Clade Coelolepida Infraorder Acanthoctesia; Infraorder Lophocoronina; Clade Myoglossata Infraorder Neopseustina; Clade Neolepidoptera Infraorder Exoporia; Infraorder Heteroneura; ; ; ;

Glossata (Fabricius, 1775) is a suborder of the Lepidoptera, containing all members that have a coilable proboscis; i.e., it includes all butterflies and the vast majority of moth species. The only non-Glossatan moths are in the suborders Aglossata, Heterobathmiina, and Zeugloptera.