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Insect Identification Key Your answer to the previous question was that your insect has no hair-like appendages. Does your insect have halteres behind the forewings? This question is asking whether your insect has small, knobbed, stalk-like structures, on the thorax, and if these structures, called halteres are located in front of the wings, or behind them. Sometimes the halteres are easy to spot, but not always, so look closely. Note: If you cannot see halteres, try both answers below to see which is a match for your insect. Click one of the following: Yes, my insect has halteres behind the forewings. No, my insect has halteres that are in front of the forewings. I would like to return to the start of this key. Unless noted otherwise, photographs on this website are the property of the photographers and may not be reused without written permission from the photographers. To obtain permission, email the photographers here. High-resolution versions of the photographs are available. Photos at the top of this website are (from left to right): potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) — photo credit: Scott Bauer, U.S. Department of Agriculture; ebony jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)— photo credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; sweat bee (Agapostemon splendens) — photo credit: Natalie Allen and Stephanie Kolski, U.S. Geological Survey; preying mantis, monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), hellgrammite (aka toe biter) larva and eyed click beetle (Alaus oculatus) — photo credit: Leslie Mertz, DailyGraceCards.com; Halloween pennant (Celithemis eponina) — photo credit: Kay Meng, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Reproduction of material from any GoExploreMichigan Media webpages without written permission is strictly prohibited.
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