Insect AQP name Tissue distribution Remarks* Ref.
Silkmoth, Bombyx mori AQP-Bom1 AQP-Bom2 Hindgut, Malpighian tubules, mid-gut, silk glands Malpighian tubules, midgut Aquaporin Aquaglyceroporin [138]
[138]
Oriental fruit moth, Graphiolita molesta AQP-Gra1 AQP-Gra2 Hindgut   Midgut Aquaporin Aquaglyceroporin [141]
Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus CfAQP Digestive tract, Malpighian tubules, labial gland reservoir, epidermis, antennae Aquaporin [2]
Korean firefly Pyrocoelia rufa NS Most body tissues Aquaporin [142]
House cricket, Acheta domesticus NS Malpighian tubules (distal regions) Drosophila  DRIP-like aquaporin [143]
*Aquaporin - water-specific channel; NS – not specified.
Table 1: AQP channels of certain insect species.