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AS Insect Orders
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Examples: silverfish and firebrats Wings: no wings Metamorphosis: ametabolous Mouthparts: chewing | Thysanura |
| Examples: true bugs (stink bugs, cicadas, assassin bugs) Wings: 4 wings (top 2 are ½ hard – ½ soft). Metamorphosis: Hemimetabolous Mouthparts: Piercing-sucking | Hemiptera |
| Examples: praying mantises Wings: 4 wings Metamorphosis: Hemimetabolous Mouthparts: Chewing | Mantodea |
| Examples: dragonflies & damselflies Wings: 4 wings Metamorphosis: Hemimetabolous Mouthparts: chewing | Odonata |
| Examples: grasshoppers, crickets, & katydids Wings: 4 wings Metamorphosis: Hemimetabolous Mouthparts: chewing | Orthoptera |
| Examples: beetles and weevils Wings: 4 wings (top 2 are hard) Metamorphosis: Holometabolous Mouthparts: Chewing | Coleoptera |
| Examples: bees, wasps, & ants Wings: 4 wings Metamorphosis: Holometabolous Mouthparts: chewing or lapping* | Hymenoptera |
| Examples: butterflies & moths Wings: 4 wings Metamorphosis: Holometabolous Mouthparts: siphoning | Lepidoptera |
| Examples: flies & mosquitoes Wings: 2 wings Metamorphosis: Holometabolous Mouthparts: Sponging or piercing-sucking | Diptera |