Mecoptera are small to medium-sized insects with long beaklike rostra, membranous wings and slender, elongated bodies. They have relatively simple mouthparts, with a long labium, long mandibles and …

The Mecoptera (scorpionflies) are a curious group of terrestrial insects that usually live in moist sylvan habitats. Both larvae and adults are omnivorous. Mostly, they feed upon decaying vegetation and …

Sep 25, 2023 · Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) Class Insecta (Insects) Order Mecoptera (Scorpionflies, Hangingflies, and Allies) Explanation of Names From …

Scorpionfly, (order Mecoptera), any of several species of insects characterized by chewing mouthparts at the tip of an elongated beak; long, many-segmented, threadlike antennae; and two pairs of …

Both the adult and larval stages are scavengers on a variety of dead animals, usually insects; the adults are most commonly seen at the edges of woodland and similar habitats.

The order name Mecoptera means "long wings." Mecoptera generally have hyaline (clear) wing membranes with dark veins. When a color pattern exists, it is typically a transparent amber coloration …

Mecoptera is defined as a group of holometabolous insects comprising about 550 known species within nine families, characterized by an elongate ventrally projecting rostrum, slender mandibles and …

Mecoptera common names: scorpion flies (refers to bulbous genitalia of males in the family Panorpidae curved over the abdomen–most common family–this family is not found in Australia) or hanging flies …

The meaning of MECOPTERA is an order of primitive carnivorous insects usually having membranous heavily veined wings, a long beak with biting mouthparts at the tip, and larvae that live in soil and …

Based on your answers to the questions, you have identified your insect as being in the order Mecoptera! Members of this order include: scorpionflies and hangingflies.