The Entophiles currently contain 98 photographs from California, Brazil, Ecuador and Hawaii. You can view a text listing of the records or perform a search on these records. Winged forms of ants, bees and wasps possess 2 pair of membranous wings. Wings of butterflies and moths are often covered with a colorful mosaic of minute scales.
Flies do very well with their single pair of fore wings.
The hind pair are often reduced to a couple of knob-like balance organs. Beetles front pair of wings are modified to hardened casings, known as elytra, to protect the hind wings and body below. Wings of these insects are constructed with an elaborate network of supporting veins. The front wings of these insects have a uniform textured appearance in contrast to their Hemiptera relatives. The front wings of these insects are divided between a thickened basal region and a membranous tip.