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3(1). Mouthparts piercing, modified for sucking into a conical, segmented rostrum, or a long cylindrical proboscis
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Hemiptera 

Hemiptera - wingless adult

Hemiptera 

mouthparts modified into a rostrum

Neuroptera 

Neuroptera - larva

Neuroptera 

mouthparts modified into a proboscis

Neuroptera 

Neuroptera - larva

Neuroptera  

mouthparts modified into a proboscis

-Mouthparts biting, mandible and maxilla developed for grasping and chewing OR mouthparts inconspicuous INCLUDING larvae with retractile heads
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Ephemeroptera 

Ephemeroptera - nymph

Ephemeroptera 

mouthparts biting

Odonata 

Odonata - larva

Odonata 

mouthparts biting

Diptera 

Diptera - larva

Diptera 

mouthparts inconspicuous

Diptera 

Diptera - larva

Diptera 

retractile head

Coleoptera 

Coleoptera - larva

Lepidoptera 

Lepidoptera - larva

Lepidoptera 

Lepidoptera - pupa

Diptera 

Diptera - pupa

Coleoptera 

Coleoptera - larva

Plecoptera 

Plecoptera - larva

Trichoptera 

Trichoptera - larva

Trichoptera 

Trichoptera - larva