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  2. Insect mouthparts - Wikipedia

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    Some moths do not feed after emerging from the pupa, and have greatly reduced, vestigial mouthparts or none at all. All but a few adult Lepidoptera lack mandibles (the superfamily known as the mandibulate moths have fully developed mandibles as adults), but also have the remaining mouthparts in the form of an elongated sucking tube, the proboscis.

  3. External morphology of Lepidoptera - Wikipedia

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    A few Lepidoptera species have reduced mouthparts and do not feed in the adult state. Others, such as the basal family Micropterigidae, have chewing mouthparts. [21] The proboscis (plural – proboscises) is formed from maxillary galeae and is adapted for sucking nectar. [3] It consists of two tubes held together by hooks and separable for ...

  4. Tabanidae - Wikipedia

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    Adult horse-flies feed on nectar and plant exudates; males have weak mouthparts, but females have mouthparts strong enough to bite large animals. This is for the purpose of obtaining enough protein from blood to produce eggs. The mouthparts of females are formed into a stout stabbing organ with two pairs of sharp cutting blades, and a ...

  5. Insect morphology - Wikipedia

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    The number of segments in an antenna varies amongst insects, with higher flies having 3-6 segments, [21] while adult cockroaches can have over 140. [22] The general shape of the antennae is also quite variable, but the first segment (the one attached to the head) is always called the scape, and the second segment is called the pedicel.

  6. Parasitic flies of domestic animals - Wikipedia

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    Glossina adult tsetse fly; piercing mouthparts conspicuous. There is one genus in this Family: Glossina, known as tsetse-flies or simply tsetse. [38] Flies of this family are similar to Stomoxys flies within the Muscidae, but have a life cycle and veterinary and medical importance justifying a separate Family designation. Tsetse-flies are found ...

  7. Insect physiology - Wikipedia

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    An insect uses its digestive system to extract nutrients and other substances from the food it consumes. [3]Most of this food is ingested in the form of macromolecules and other complex substances (such as proteins, polysaccharides, fats, and nucleic acids) which must be broken down by catabolic reactions into smaller molecules (i.e. amino acids, simple sugars, etc.) before being used by cells ...

  8. Hermetia illucens - Wikipedia

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    Unlike houseflies, adult black soldier flies have greatly reduced sponging mouthparts, meaning they can only consume liquids such as flower nectar, although they typically do not eat at all. Unlike houseflies, which regurgitate food along with digestive enzymes, adult black soldier flies therefore do not spread pathogens or diseases.

  9. Whitefly - Wikipedia

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    Spraying the bugs' wings with a sticky substance before release may hinder their ability to fly. Some promising claims have been made that mesh or film that excludes ultraviolet of certain wavelengths from a greenhouse interfere severely with the ability of whitefly and various other greenhouse pests, to find their food plants.