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      Question

      Body & wings covered by Overlapping Scales

      found in Order?
      A Lepidoptera Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B Coleoptera Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C Diptera Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D Hymenoptera Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Lepidoptera is a massive order with over 150,000 species worldwide. It can be easily told apart from other orders by the scales that cover the wings and bodies of adults. In lepidopteran (butterfly and moth) species, scales are plates on the surface of the insect wing, and provide coloration.

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