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How are homopteran wings held when the insects are resting?
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homopteran
Newly emerged adult cicada (Neotibicen pruinosus).
When homopteran insects are at rest, their forewings are held at a rooflike angle over the abdomen. The wings overlap only slightly along the inner apical margin.12