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How are the wings of Orthoptera arranged when the insects are resting?
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Orthoptera
A colorful meadow grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus) on a wooden fence.
When at rest, the wings of insects in the order Orthoptera are arranged such that the broad, many-veined hindwings are folded fanlike beneath the forewings. These forewings, which are known as tegmina, are hardened and leathery in consistency, serving to protect the more delicate hindwings when the insect is not in flight.1