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Infraclass | 4,095 subtaxa | 46,985 images | 4,111 ident. refs | ||||
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Infraclass | 52 subtaxa | 589 images | 67 ident. refs | ||||
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Infraclass | 4,095 subtaxa | 46,985 images | 4,111 ident. refs | ||||
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Infraclass | 52 subtaxa | 589 images | 67 ident. refs | ||||
PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
 BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 17,224 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
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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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