Definition[]
A taxonomic category of organisms ranking above a family and below a class. Order names most often end in -tera or -da.
Phylum---Class---Order----Superfamily---Family---Subfamily---Genus---Species
or
Phylum---Class----Subclass---Superorder----Order---Suborder---Superfamily---Family---Genus---Species
Arthropoda----Insecta----Lepidoptera----Papilionoidea----Pieridae----Coliadinae----Colias----philodice/ Colias philodice
or
Arthropoda----Arachnida---Aclari---Acariformes---Parasitiformes---Ixodida----Ixodidae---Ixodes---scapularis/ Ixodes scapularis