Which insect is a beetle with Chewing mouthparts and is a member of Coleoptera?

Which insect is a beetle with Chewing mouthparts and is a member of Coleoptera?

• A. Green June Beetle
• B. Giant Water Bug
• C. Fruit Fly
• D. Forage Looper

Answer: (A)

Beetles belong to the order Coleoptera and characteristically have chewing mouthparts along with hardened forewings called elytra. The Green June Beetle fits this description: it is a beetle and uses chewing mouthparts to feed on leaves and fruit. The Giant Water Bug is a true bug (Hemiptera) with piercing-sucking mouthparts, not chewing; the Fruit Fly is a fly (Diptera) with sponge-like or sponging mouthparts; and the Forage Looper is a caterpillar (Lepidoptera) with chewing mouthparts in the larval stage but not a beetle.

Beetles belong to the order Coleoptera and characteristically have chewing mouthparts along with hardened forewings called elytra. The Green June Beetle fits this description: it is a beetle and uses chewing mouthparts to feed on leaves and fruit. The Giant Water Bug is a true bug (Hemiptera) with piercing-sucking mouthparts, not chewing; the Fruit Fly is a fly (Diptera) with sponge-like or sponging mouthparts; and the Forage Looper is a caterpillar (Lepidoptera) with chewing mouthparts in the larval stage but not a beetle.