Which insect has Lepidoptera and Complete metamorphosis?

Which insect has Lepidoptera and Complete metamorphosis?

• A. Ground Beetle
• B. House Cricket
• C. Hog Louse
• D. Indian Meal Moth

Answer: (D)

Lepidoptera is the insect order that includes moths and butterflies, and members of this group all undergo complete metamorphosis, which means four life stages: egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa, and adult. The Indian Meal Moth is a moth, so it belongs to Lepidoptera, and like other moths it has a caterpillar larva, a pupal stage, and a winged adult. The other insects listed come from different orders or have different development patterns: a ground beetle is a beetle (Coleoptera) with complete metamorphosis but not Lepidoptera; a house cricket is in Orthoptera and shows incomplete metamorphosis, with nymphs that resemble adults; a hog louse is a parasite in Phthiraptera with incomplete metamorphosis.

Lepidoptera is the insect order that includes moths and butterflies, and members of this group all undergo complete metamorphosis, which means four life stages: egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa, and adult. The Indian Meal Moth is a moth, so it belongs to Lepidoptera, and like other moths it has a caterpillar larva, a pupal stage, and a winged adult. The other insects listed come from different orders or have different development patterns: a ground beetle is a beetle (Coleoptera) with complete metamorphosis but not Lepidoptera; a house cricket is in Orthoptera and shows incomplete metamorphosis, with nymphs that resemble adults; a hog louse is a parasite in Phthiraptera with incomplete metamorphosis.