LEPIDOPTERA

• Moths and butterflies and means" scale wings".
• The scaly wings of Lepidopteran insects come in two pairs and are colorful.
• Adult Lepidoptera have mouthparts that are used to drink nectar.
• Ex. Indian white admiral limenitis
• Second largest group

EXAMPLES OF LEPIDOPTERA

COLEPOTERA

• They are beetles and it means "sheathed wings".
• Compromise nearly a quarter of all described species on this earth.
• The suborder adephaga includes ground beetles, tiger, and many more
• Beetles' hardened forewings called elytra which protect their hind wings.
• Many more are out there!

PICTURES OF BEETLES!

HEMIPTERA

• Plant bugs, bedbugs, and true bugs.
• Name refers to the fore wings, which are hardened near the base and membranous.
• The diverse group includes cicadas, aphids, hoppers, and water bugs.
• Many of them feed on plant fluids.
• That is most of them to come.

TYPES OF HEMIPTERA

ORTHOPTERA

• Grasshoppers, and locusts. Means "straight wings".
• Undergo incomplete metamorphosis.
• They have powerful hind legs, built for jumping.
• Males attract by doing sounds with their legs or wings.
• Most of them use their wings.

TYPES OF ORTHOPTERA

BLATTODEA

• They are cockroaches
• The 30 species out of 4,500 which are associated with human habitats.
• They run fast adapted for speed and turn quickly.
• Also have a flat and oval body.
• Most of them are small and big.

TYPES OF BLATTODEA

ODONATA

• Dragonflies and damselflies. Means "toothed jaws".
• They have tiny antennae
• I donates can rotate their heads nearly 360 degrees.
• The eggs are laid in water
• Most of the dragonflies are small and big.

DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES

HYMENOPTERA

• Bees, wasps, sawflies, and gall wasps.
• Most of them have chewing mouthparts.
• Their antennae are bent like a elbow and have compound eyes.
• They also have a narrow junction.
• That's it. *_*

TYPES OF HYMENOPTERA

DIPTERA

• Trueflies, gnats, and mosquitoes.
• Their halteres connect to a nerve-filled socket.
• Use sponging mouthparts to lap juices from fruits.
• They have one pair of wings.
• TADA!

TYPES OF DIPTERA