Which insect belongs to the order Orthoptera?

• A. Camel Cricket
• B. Cicada
• C. Click Beetle
• D. Codling Moth

Answer: (A)

Recognizing insect orders by physical traits helps identify what group a species belongs to. The camel cricket fits Orthoptera, the same order as crickets, katydids, and grasshoppers. It has features typical of this group—chewing mouthparts and hind legs adapted for powerful jumping—traits that define many orthopterans. While some orthopterans have wings, camel crickets are wingless, which is a variation within the order but doesn’t change the overall classification.

The other insects come from different orders: cicadas are in Hemiptera and have piercing-sucking mouthparts with forewings that are partly hardened; click beetles are in Coleoptera and possess hard wing covers (elytra); codling moths are in Lepidoptera and have scaled wings. Thus, the camel cricket is the one belonging to Orthoptera.