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Mark the correct description of metathoracic wings.

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a

Membranous and cover the forewings

b

Transparent and are used in flight

c

Opaque, dark and leathery

d

Opaque, dark and membranous

answer is C.

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The hindwings (metathoracic) are transparent, membranous and are used in flight. Forewings (mesothoracic) called tegmina are opaque, dark and leathery and cover the hindwings, when at rest.

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