NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM ANIMALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Butterflies, lady bugs, and beetles are all examples of which animal group?
A
amphibian
B
insect
C
mammal
D
bird
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The orders that contain the greatest numbers of species are Coleoptera (beetles), Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps), and Diptera (true flies).

Detailed explanation-2: -ladybug, (family Coccinellidae), also called ladybird beetle, any of approximately 5, 000 widely distributed species of beetles (insect order Coleoptera) whose name originated in the Middle Ages, when the beetle was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and called “beetle of Our Lady.”

Detailed explanation-3: -In the USA, the name ladybird was popularly americanized to ladybug, although these insects are beetles (Coleoptera), not bugs (Hemiptera). Now, the word ladybird applies to a whole family of beetles, Coccinellidae or ladybirds, not just Coccinella septempunctata.

Detailed explanation-4: -Butterflies and ladybugs have wings. They both have 6 legs. Butterflies fly south in the winter. Ladybugs hibernate.

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