The common lab animal Drosophila melanogaster is a member of this class.
In 2003 Eismann et al. showed that a few species in this class were capable of feeling pain. Species of this class are primary carriers of the diseases Pogosta, African sleeping sickness, and the plague. Extinct orders of this class include Archodonata and Megasceptora. Extant orders of this class include Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, and Hymenoptera. The common lab animal Drosophila melanogaster is a member of this class. For 10 points, name this class of six-legged arthropods that includes butterflies and fruit flies.
In 2003 Eismann et al. showed that a few species in this class were capable of feeling pain.
insects [or insecta]