A head is the part of an organism which usually includes the eyes, ears, brain,

nose, and mouth, each of which aid in various sensory functions such as sight,
hearing, smell, and taste, respectively. Some very simple animals may not have a
head, but many bilaterally symmetric forms do, regardless of size. Heads develop in
animals by an evolutionary trend known as cephalization. In bilaterally symmetrical
animals, nervous tissues concentrate at the anterior region, forming structures
responsible for information processing. Through biological evolution, sense organs
and feeding structures also concentrate into the anterior region; these
collectively form the head.

typical insect head is composed of eyes, antennae, and components of mouth. As

these components differ substantially from insect to insect, they form important
identification links. Eyes in the head found, in several types of insects, are in
the form of a pair of compound eyes with multiple faces. In many other types of
insects the compound eyes are seen in a "single facet or group of single facets".
In some case, the eyes may be seen as marks on the dorsal or located near or toward
the head, two or three ocelli (single faceted organs).[5]

Antennae on the insect's head is found in the form of segmented attachments, in

pairs, that are usually located between the eyes. These are in varying shapes and
sizes, in the form of filaments or in different enlarged or clubbed form.[5]

Insects have mouth parts in various shapes depending on their feeding habits.
Labrum is the "upper lip" which is in the front area of the head and is the most
exterior part. A pair of mandible is found on backside of the labrum flanking the
side of the mouth, succeeded by a pair of maxillae each of which is known as
maxilliary palp. At the back side of the mouth is the labium or lower lip. There is
also an extra mouth part in some insects which is termed as hypopharynx which is
usually located between the maxillac.[5]