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subimago

Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
No Taxon (Glossary)
No Taxon (S)
No Taxon subimago
Identification
subimago noun - the stage of development in an insect in which the insect is winged and capable of flight but not yet sexually mature. Occurs only in Mayflies (Ephemeroptera). With sexual maturity, the insect becomes an imago (adult) (altered from Wikipedia).

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See Also
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metamorphosis
Internet References
Wikipedia: Subimago
Contributed by Chuck Entz on 31 May, 2007 - 2:12am
Additional contributions by cotinis, Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 20 March, 2019 - 10:40am

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