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Forewi ng

Anten na

Compound eye and head

Probosc
Wing Veins Abdomen and thorax

Hind wing Dictionary Meanings:


the heads of insects and most other arthropods.

Legs 4 long legs 2 short legs

Antenna: one of the jointed, movable, sensory appendages occurring in pairs on Thorax: the portion of the body between the head and the Abdomen. Proboscis: Also called beak. The elongate, protruding mouth parts of certain
insects, adapted for sucking or piercing.

Head: The portion of the body above the Thorax. Abdomen: the posterior section of the body of an insect and most other
arthropods.

Forewing: either of the anterior and usually smaller pair of wings of an insect
having four wings.

Hind Wing: The second posterior or metathoracic wings of an insect. Wing Veins: The veins on the wings of an insect. Compound Eye: an arthropod eye subdivided into many individual, lightreceptive elements, each including a lens, a transmitting apparatus, and retinal cells.

Legs: is used to hold the insect up.

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