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The subimago is the stage of development in an insect in which the insect is winged and capable of flight but not yet sexually mature. This occurs in only one extant order of insect





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The subimago is the stage of development in an insect in which the insect is winged and capable of flight but not yet sexually mature. This occurs in only one extant order of insect
Insect

Insects are the biggest class of arthropods and the only ones with wings. They are the most diverse group of animals on the planet. They are most diverse at the equator and their diversity declines toward the poles....
s, the Ephemeroptera or mayfly. With sexual maturity, the insect reaches its full adult (imago
Imago

In biology, the imago is the last stage of development of an insect, after the last ecdysis of an incomplete metamorphosis , or after emergence from the pupa where the metamorphosis is complete....
) stage.