INSECTA
Insect class
Characteristics
Thorax
Abdomen
- Three pairs of legs
- Three body parts
Thorax
Abdomen
- Two pairs of wings, typically; some groups with one pair or none
- One pair of antennae
- One pair of compound eyes, usually; simple eyes (ocelli) in many groups
Life Cycles
Complete metamorphosis (holometabolism)
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Intermediate metamorphosis
(i. e. Thrips)
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Incomplete (simple) metamorphosis (hemimetabolism)
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Holometabola
COLEOPTERA
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DIPTERA
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HYMENOPTERA
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LEPIDOPTERA
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Intermediate
NEUROPTERA
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THYSANOPTERA
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Hemimetabola
HEMIOPTERA
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MANTODEA
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ODONATA
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ORTHOPTERA
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