Among these, Piercing and sucking mouthparts occur in

Cockroach

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Housefly

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Butterfly

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Mosquito

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Solution

The correct option is D Mosquito
The piercing and sucking mouthparts are the peculiar characteristics of mosquito because they are adapted for piercing the tissues of the animal in case of females mosquitoes or plants to suck blood or plant juice in case of male mosquitoes. The mouth parts consist of labium, labrum-epipharynx, hypopharynx, mandibles and maxillae.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

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