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Prolegs, also known as propeds, proplegs, and falselegs are the fleshy, stubby little legs found on the abdominal section of most larval forms of insects of the class Lepidoptera. Prolegs can be found on other larval insects such as sawflies, but prolegs on larvae from the class Lepidoptera are unique in that they have a small circle of gripping hooks. The human abdomen Footballer John Arne Riise flashing his abdominals The human abdomen (from the Latin word meaning belly) is the part of the body between the pelvis and the thorax. ... Larvae are the plural of larva, juvenile form of animals with indirect development. ... Classes & Orders Subclass: Apterygota Orders Archaeognatha (Bristletails) Thysanura (Silverfish) Monura - extinct Subclass: Pterygota Orders Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Diaphanopteroidea - extinct Palaeodictyoptera - extinct Megasecoptera - extinct Archodonata - extinct Infraclass: Neoptera Orders Blattodea (cockroaches) Isoptera (termites) Mantodea (mantids) Dermaptera (earwigs) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, etc) Phasmatodea (walking sticks) Embioptera (webspinners) Zoraptera... Super Families Butterflies Hesperioidea Papilionoidea Moths Micropterigoidea Heterobathmioidea Eriocranioidea Acanthopteroctetoidea Lophocoronoidea Neopseustoidea Mnesarchaeoidea Hepialoidea Nepticuloidea Incurvarioidea Palaephatoidea Tischeriodea Simaethistoidea Tineoidea Gracillarioidea Yponomeutoidea Gelechioidea Zygaenoidea Sesioidea Cossoidea Tortricoidea Choreutoida Urodoidea Galacticoidea Schreckensteinioidea Epermenioidea Pterophoroidea Aluctoidea Immoidea Axioidea Hyblaeoidea Thyridoidea Whalleyanoidea Pyraloidea Mimallonoidea Lasiocampoidea Geometroidea Drepanoidea Bombycoidea Calliduloidae Hedyloidea Noctuoidea Families About... Families (Cephoidea) Cephidae-stem sawflies (Megalodontoidea) Megalodontidae Pamphilidae-leaf-rolling & web-spinning sawflies (Orussoidea) Orussidae-parasitic wood wasps (Siricoidea) Siricidae- horntails (Tenthredinoidea) Argidae-argid sawflies Blasticotomidae Cimbicidae-cimbicid sawflies Diprionidae-conifer sawflies Pergidae-pergid sawflies Tenthredinidae-common sawflies (Xyeloidea) Anaxyelidae-cedar sawflies Xyelidae-xyelid sawflies Xiphydriidae-wood wasps Symphyta is...
Prolegs are the fleshy, stubby little structures found on the ventral surface of the abdomen of most larval forms of insects of the Order Lepidoptera, though they can also be found on other larvalinsects such as sawflies and a few types of flies.
Prolegs are not true legs; they are not jointed, and so lack the five segments (coxa, trochanter, femur, tibia, tarsus) that true insect legs possess.
They have their own musculature, but it is limited, and much of the movement of the prolegs is accomplished via hydraulics.
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