An order or group of insects characterized by thread-like or needle-like antennae, representing a taxonomic classification in entomology.
From Greek atheros (spearhead, slender) + keras (horn, antenna), combining terms describing the distinctive antenna structure of these insects.
This is one of those wonderful scientific terms that literally describes what you're looking at—if an insect is in Athericera, its antennae look like little spears or threads, and the name tells you exactly that.
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