Profiles of Flying Insects

The flying insects are the subclass Pterygota. This group includes butterflies, ants, beetles, grasshoppers, dragonflies, and many other insects. These articles will help you understand the 25 flying insect orders and the species that belong in each group.

Ants, Bees, & Wasps (16) Grasshoppers and Crickets (4) Beetles (9) Roaches and Mantids (4) Butterflies & Moths (17) Stick and Leaf Insects (1) Dragonflies and Damselflies (1) Termites (1) Fleas (1) True Bugs (12) Flies (5)

Characteristics: Subclass Pterygota and Its Subdivisions
The characteristics of the subclass Pterygota, the subdivision Exopterygota, and the subdivision Endopterygota.

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