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orthoptera An insect family made up of species having a tough, leathery shell, membranous hindwings, and straight forewings. Includes locusts, crickets, grasshoppers, and katydids.
The smaller smoky-brown hindwings are hidden underneath the forewings when the moth is at rest. The body color is brown. During most of the day moths rest on the vines.
See also: Forewing, Flower, Stage, Pupate, Introduction
 
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