PTERYGOTA
(bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)

PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Infraclass 5,974 subtaxa 17,164 trophisms 4,192 references
Infraclass 27 subtaxa 16 trophisms 79 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Literature

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects):

This group contains the majority of insects. The adults have two pairs of wings, or, at least, are presumed to have evolved from winged ancestors.

They also have distinct wingless juvenile forms which often look vey different from the adults. Development includes metamorphosis from the juvenile to the adult form.

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