Common characteristics of mosquitoes, houseflies and cockroaches are :

Question

Common characteristics of mosquitoes, houseflies and cockroaches are : (A) one pair each of wings and halters (B) three pair of legs and one pair of developed wings (C) two pair of legs and two compound eyes (D) compound and simple eyes

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Cockroaches, housefly and mosquito belongs to phylum- Arthropoda. In mosquito and housefly the second pair of wings forms a knob like structure known as halter or balancer. Its function is to balance the body during flight.

Q. Common characteristics of mosquitoes, houseflies and cockroaches are :

one pair each of wings and halters

three pair of legs and one pair of developed wings

two pair of legs and two compound eyes

compound and simple eyes

Cockroaches, housefly and mosquito belongs to phylum- Arthropoda. In mosquito and housefly the second pair of wings forms a knob like structure known as halter or balancer. Its function is to balance the body during flight.