Winged Insects

Pterygota

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Pterygota (Winged Insects) is a group of insects. There are 941792 species of winged insects, in 84527 genera and 1566 families. This group has been around since the serpukhovian age. They includes groups like Mayflies and Dragonflies And Damselflies.

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EOL has data for 9 attributes, including:

first appearance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilFirst
- Definition: The first appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.
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330.9 million years ago
habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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terrestrial habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002009
- Definition: A habitat that is on or at the boundary of the surface of the Earth.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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motility
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33596
- Definition: ability to move spontaneously and actively, consuming energy in the process
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actively mobile
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/activelyMobile
- Definition: uses self-propelled locomotion to change location on a regular basis
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number of fossil occurrences
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fossilOccPBDB
- Definition: The number of fossil occurrences in the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org) that are identified as belonging to a particular taxon or any of its subtaxa.
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47271
preyed upon by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002439
- Definition: An interaction relationship involving a predation process, where the subject kills the target in order to eat it or to feed to siblings, offspring or group members
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Dioctria hyalipennis (Fabricius 1794)
visits flowers of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002622
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Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. capitatum

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of winged insects. View this species on GBIF

winged insects Habitats

The environments in which many winged insects species are known to live. Select an environment to see its winged insects species checklist.

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Winged Insect Habitats

The environments in which many winged insects species are known to live. Select an environment to see its winged insects species checklist.

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