lateral view or side view
dorsal view, the upper surface
ventral view, the lower surface
anterior, the head end
posterior, the hind end
distal or apical, being further from the body
proximal or basal, nearer to the body
Insect Morphology is currently under construction.
Terminology of Orientation
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lateral view or side view |
dorsal view, the upper surface |
ventral view, the lower surface |
anterior, the head end |
posterior, the hind end |
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distal or apical, being further from the body |
proximal or basal, nearer to the body |
The Head
The Thorax
Wings
Picture courtesy of Don Herbison-Evans.
Abdomen
Legs
Foreleg of preying mantis.
Terminology specific to insect orders:
Blattodea - cockroaches
Coleoptera - beetles
Diptera - flies
Hemiptera - true bugs
Hymenoptera - bees, wasps, ants
Lepidoptera - butterflies, moths
Mantodea - preying mantids
Neuroptera - lacewings
Orthoptera - grasshoppers, katydids
Odonta - dragonflies
Araneae - spiders