Example of an exopterygote insect order with a pupal instar in its life cycle
A. Thysanoptera
B. Heteroptera
C. Diptera
D. Cepidoptera
Answer: Option A
Solution(By Examveda Team)
Example of an exopterygote insect order with a pupal instar in its life cycle is Thysanoptera.The Exopterygota is a highly diverse insect superorder, with at least 1,30,000 living species divided between 15 orders.
Thrips (order Thysanoptera) are minute (mostly 1 mm (0.039 in) long or less), slender insects with fringed wings and unique asymmetrical mouthparts. They have characteristic tube-shaped apical abdominal segments, egg-laying atop the surface of leaves, and three "pupal" stages.
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