Top left - Aglais io Bottom right - Lamprima aurata Bottom left - Panorpa communis Aparaglossata is a clade of insects comprising all modern holometabolous insects except for Hymenoptera.

[1] The clade is named for one of its most recognizable synapomorphies (shared distinguishing feature); the absence of paraglossae.

The clade is also characterized by a modification of the ovipositor and a reduction in number of Malpighian tubules.

The larval groundplan of Aparaglossata was prognathous, had well-developed stemmata, and an H-shaped tentorium.

Phylogeny of Aparaglossata:[1][2] Trichoptera Lepidoptera Diptera Mecoptera Siphonaptera Raphidioptera Megaloptera Neuroptera Strepsiptera Coleoptera