Class Insecta Subclass Pterygota
... ~ 1 million species with many still undiscovered and undescribed ...
... ~ 1 million species with many still undiscovered and undescribed ...
dragonfly
... anisos "uneven" + πτερος pteros, "wings", because the hindwing is broader than the forewing). Adult dragonflies are characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, sometimes with coloured patches, and an elongated body. Dragonflies can be mistaken for the related gro ...
... anisos "uneven" + πτερος pteros, "wings", because the hindwing is broader than the forewing). Adult dragonflies are characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, sometimes with coloured patches, and an elongated body. Dragonflies can be mistaken for the related gro ...
Grasshoppers
... Description and Life Cycle Grasshoppers are a large group of insects that belong to the family Acrididae (Orthoptera). They have short antennae and large hind legs responsible for the grasshoppers’ ability to jump. Newly hatched nymphs can be as small as a ¼” while fully-grown adults of many species ...
... Description and Life Cycle Grasshoppers are a large group of insects that belong to the family Acrididae (Orthoptera). They have short antennae and large hind legs responsible for the grasshoppers’ ability to jump. Newly hatched nymphs can be as small as a ¼” while fully-grown adults of many species ...
Robbers are on the Wing!
... body aids in stream-lined flight; think fighter jet. Their stout thorax is packed with muscles to operate the wings and legs and the ball-like shape serves as a battering ram; think linebacker. Each of their long, dangling legs is tipped with two formidable tarsal claws that function like grappling ...
... body aids in stream-lined flight; think fighter jet. Their stout thorax is packed with muscles to operate the wings and legs and the ball-like shape serves as a battering ram; think linebacker. Each of their long, dangling legs is tipped with two formidable tarsal claws that function like grappling ...
Cinnabar moth - Landcare Research
... 19291932. Most of the original populations died out except in the southern North Island. Moths were collected from this thriving population in the 1980s, bred in large numbers, and re-released throughout the country. As a result cinnabar moth now occurs patchily throughout most areas of New Zealand ...
... 19291932. Most of the original populations died out except in the southern North Island. Moths were collected from this thriving population in the 1980s, bred in large numbers, and re-released throughout the country. As a result cinnabar moth now occurs patchily throughout most areas of New Zealand ...
LW Butterfly Empowerment (Nan Fahey) 070410
... Many adult butterflies exhibit polymorphism, showing differences in appearance. These variations include geographic variants and seasonal forms. In addition many species have females in multiple forms, often with mimetic forms. Sexual dimorphism in coloration and appearance is widespread in butterfl ...
... Many adult butterflies exhibit polymorphism, showing differences in appearance. These variations include geographic variants and seasonal forms. In addition many species have females in multiple forms, often with mimetic forms. Sexual dimorphism in coloration and appearance is widespread in butterfl ...
Flies and Wasps
... Ichneumoid wasps: These wasps are all parasitoids of the immature stages of other insects. The adults range in size from small to very large, 1.5 to 120mm in length. They are often black or black and orange with white markings and many species have dark coloured wings. The females have long egg-layi ...
... Ichneumoid wasps: These wasps are all parasitoids of the immature stages of other insects. The adults range in size from small to very large, 1.5 to 120mm in length. They are often black or black and orange with white markings and many species have dark coloured wings. The females have long egg-layi ...
Insect Locomotion and Wing Evolution
... -Belostomatidae (giant water bug, p 289): largest Hemiptera -Trichoptera (caddisflies, p 558): caterpillar-like larvae, gills, some make cases w/ silk or cement http://www.troutnut.com/naturals/other/index5.php ...
... -Belostomatidae (giant water bug, p 289): largest Hemiptera -Trichoptera (caddisflies, p 558): caterpillar-like larvae, gills, some make cases w/ silk or cement http://www.troutnut.com/naturals/other/index5.php ...
Hexapods Ch. 15
... Thorax • consists of three regions: – Prothorax (anterior-most segment) – Mesothorax – Metathorax ...
... Thorax • consists of three regions: – Prothorax (anterior-most segment) – Mesothorax – Metathorax ...
Order Odonata - Rio Hondo
... •Labial "mask" adapted for catching prey •Three leaf-like gills at rear of abdomen •Body usually long and slender Adults: •Antennae short and bristle-like •Compound eyes large, often covering most of the head •Four membraneous wings with many veins and crossveins •Base of wings narrow, stalk-like •O ...
... •Labial "mask" adapted for catching prey •Three leaf-like gills at rear of abdomen •Body usually long and slender Adults: •Antennae short and bristle-like •Compound eyes large, often covering most of the head •Four membraneous wings with many veins and crossveins •Base of wings narrow, stalk-like •O ...
DrMcBug`s Insect Specs
... luck to have these in your house. 4) C-Mac, Coccinella maculata, are distinctive oblong beetles that are pink and black spotted. This sets them apart from other ladybugs, although the Hippodamia ladybugs have a similar body shape but no pink on them. C-Macs are the “Porsches” of Ladybugs. They are f ...
... luck to have these in your house. 4) C-Mac, Coccinella maculata, are distinctive oblong beetles that are pink and black spotted. This sets them apart from other ladybugs, although the Hippodamia ladybugs have a similar body shape but no pink on them. C-Macs are the “Porsches” of Ladybugs. They are f ...
Howdy, BugFans, Silverfish, in the Order Thysanura (“tassel tail
... multitudes of silverfish darting for the shadows, and that much of what has been written about them is more than 60 years old. ...
... multitudes of silverfish darting for the shadows, and that much of what has been written about them is more than 60 years old. ...
O06 - Smart Achievers
... thorax and abdomen. It has six legs and generally two pairs of wings. legs wings ...
... thorax and abdomen. It has six legs and generally two pairs of wings. legs wings ...
Science Homework: Design-A-Bug
... We’ve been studying the biological phenomena of adaptation by looking at insects. Sometimes, just by looking at the unique parts an insect has, you can guess as to what kind of environment that insect lives in—what environment that insect is adapted for. We can also play this game backward—by examin ...
... We’ve been studying the biological phenomena of adaptation by looking at insects. Sometimes, just by looking at the unique parts an insect has, you can guess as to what kind of environment that insect lives in—what environment that insect is adapted for. We can also play this game backward—by examin ...
Entomology: Random Facts and Economic/Environmental Impacts of
... six legs and three body regions (head, thorax, and abdomen), but they lack most of the other physical features that are common to arthropods. Most species are very small (0.5-2.0 mm) and unpigmented. They are always found in moist habitats -- usually in the humus and leaf mold of temperate deciduous ...
... six legs and three body regions (head, thorax, and abdomen), but they lack most of the other physical features that are common to arthropods. Most species are very small (0.5-2.0 mm) and unpigmented. They are always found in moist habitats -- usually in the humus and leaf mold of temperate deciduous ...
Dragonflies and Damselflies—Order Odonata
... are some of the largest aquatic insects found in Alaska. The larvae are formidable aquatic predators. They stalk their prey—which include many types of invertebrates and even small fish— with cat-like stealth until they are within striking distance. Cannibalism is common. Adult Mosaic Darners are th ...
... are some of the largest aquatic insects found in Alaska. The larvae are formidable aquatic predators. They stalk their prey—which include many types of invertebrates and even small fish— with cat-like stealth until they are within striking distance. Cannibalism is common. Adult Mosaic Darners are th ...
Dobsonflies Look Vicious
... their large wings. Flight of these insects is Extension suggestive of a human learning to swim: a lot of thrashing of arms and legs and not much forward motion. Exactly why dobsonflies have this common name is obscure. In his 1897 book "Insect Life," John Henry Comstock referred to this insect as th ...
... their large wings. Flight of these insects is Extension suggestive of a human learning to swim: a lot of thrashing of arms and legs and not much forward motion. Exactly why dobsonflies have this common name is obscure. In his 1897 book "Insect Life," John Henry Comstock referred to this insect as th ...
Create Your Own Insect
... of the behavior. The behavior choices are; hive dweller, burrower, nectar gatherer, bloodsucker, parasite, and meat eater. They may use their imagination to add additional features that will help their insect live in the environment they choose. Instruct the students: • Using construction paper, cre ...
... of the behavior. The behavior choices are; hive dweller, burrower, nectar gatherer, bloodsucker, parasite, and meat eater. They may use their imagination to add additional features that will help their insect live in the environment they choose. Instruct the students: • Using construction paper, cre ...
Presenter: Noel Starick - Entomologist Topic: Displaying Insects
... have that in position, then we move the back wing so it comes just underneath the forewing and then we put a pin through it to hold it in place. Then we turn the insect around the other way. Then we pull this forewing around so that it is 90 degrees to the body. The next important step is the antenn ...
... have that in position, then we move the back wing so it comes just underneath the forewing and then we put a pin through it to hold it in place. Then we turn the insect around the other way. Then we pull this forewing around so that it is 90 degrees to the body. The next important step is the antenn ...
Braconidae, braconid wasps
... that attach the two wings. There are two suborders. The smaller suborder includes sawflies and horntails, which are phytophagous. Bees, wasps, and ants belong to the larger suborder, which includes nectar, pollen, and insect feeders. Hymenoptera is the second largest group of insects, most of which ...
... that attach the two wings. There are two suborders. The smaller suborder includes sawflies and horntails, which are phytophagous. Bees, wasps, and ants belong to the larger suborder, which includes nectar, pollen, and insect feeders. Hymenoptera is the second largest group of insects, most of which ...
20PredPar copy
... • Life stage: egg, larva, pupa • Delivery – In body – Urticating hairs or spines – External secretion glands ...
... • Life stage: egg, larva, pupa • Delivery – In body – Urticating hairs or spines – External secretion glands ...
Chrysalis, Caterpillar and Butterfly
... conditions that provide a resource for exhibits of live insects. Insects are a renewable resource that can provide financial and economic incentives for the villagers and farmers in the area. Butterfly farming supplies an income while preserving and contributing in a positive manner to the habitat. ...
... conditions that provide a resource for exhibits of live insects. Insects are a renewable resource that can provide financial and economic incentives for the villagers and farmers in the area. Butterfly farming supplies an income while preserving and contributing in a positive manner to the habitat. ...
Insects Lesson 2
... the long, muscular, back legs of a grasshopper might help it? That’s right—its legs are designed for jumping to quickly escape danger. Have you ever seen the fuzzy legs of a honeybee covered with yellow clumps of pollen that it carries back to its hive? And how do you think the backswimmer beetle’s ...
... the long, muscular, back legs of a grasshopper might help it? That’s right—its legs are designed for jumping to quickly escape danger. Have you ever seen the fuzzy legs of a honeybee covered with yellow clumps of pollen that it carries back to its hive? And how do you think the backswimmer beetle’s ...
Insect Order ID: Hymenoptera (Ants)
... Beneficial/Benign Aspects–Ants are important predators, eating the eggs and larvae of many outdoor pests and household pests, including fleas, cockroaches, and termites. They may be as important as earthworms in soil aeration, and are key players in the decomposition of plant and animal matter, the ...
... Beneficial/Benign Aspects–Ants are important predators, eating the eggs and larvae of many outdoor pests and household pests, including fleas, cockroaches, and termites. They may be as important as earthworms in soil aeration, and are key players in the decomposition of plant and animal matter, the ...
External morphology of Lepidoptera
The external morphology of Lepidoptera is the physiological structure of the bodies of insects belonging to the order Lepidoptera, also known as butterflies and moths. Lepidoptera are distinguished from other orders by the presence of scales on the external parts of the body and appendages, especially the wings. Butterflies and moths vary in size from microlepidoptera only a few millimetres long, to a wingspan of many inches such as the Atlas moth. Comprising over 160,000 described species, the Lepidoptera possess variations of the basic body structure which has evolved to gain advantages in adaptation and distribution.Lepidopterans undergo complete metamorphosis, going through a four-stage life cycle: egg; larva or caterpillar; pupa or chrysalis; and imago (plural: imagines) / adult. The larvae – caterpillars – have a toughened (sclerotised) head capsule, chewing mouthparts, and a soft body, that may have hair-like or other projections, 3 pairs of true legs, and up to 5 pairs of prolegs. Most caterpillars are herbivores, but a few are carnivores (some eat ants, aphids or other caterpillars) or detritivores. Larvae are the feeding and growing stages and periodically undergo hormone-induced ecdysis, developing further with each instar, until they undergo the final larval–pupal moult. The larvae of many lepidopteran species will either make a spun casing of silk called a cocoon and pupate inside it, or will pupate in a cell under the ground. In many butterflies, the pupa is suspended from a cremaster and is called a chrysalis.The adult body has a hardened exoskeleton, except for the abdomen which is less sclerotised. The head is shaped like a capsule with appendages arising from it. Adult mouthparts include a prominent proboscis formed from maxillary galeae, and are adapted for sucking nectar. Some species do not feed as adults, and may have reduced mouthparts, while others have them modified for piercing and suck blood or fruit juices. Mandibles are absent in all except the Micropterigidae which have chewing mouthparts. Adult Lepidoptera have two immobile, multi-faceted compound eyes, and only two simple eyes or ocelli, which may be reduced. The three segments of the thorax are fused together. Antennae are prominent and besides the faculty of smell, act as olfactory radar, and also aid navigation, orientation and balance during flight. In moths, males frequently have more feathery antennae than females, for detecting the female pheromones at a distance. There are two pairs of membranous wings which arise from the mesothoracic (middle) and metathoracic (third) segments; they are usually completely covered by minute scales. The two wings on each side act as one by virtue of wing-locking mechanisms. In some groups, the females are flightless and have reduced wings. The abdomen has ten segments connected with movable inter-segmental membranes. The last segments of the abdomen form the external genitalia. The genitalia are complex and provide the basis for family identification and species discrimination.The wings, head parts of thorax and abdomen of Lepidoptera are covered with minute scales, from which feature the order 'Lepidoptera' derives its names, the word ""lepidos"" in Ancient Greek meaning 'scale'. Most scales are lamellar (blade-like) and attached with a pedicel, while other forms may be hair-like or specialised as secondary sexual characteristics. The lumen, or surface of the lamella, has a complex structure. It gives colour either due to the pigments contained within it or through its three-dimensional structure. Scales provide a number of functions, which include insulation, thermoregulation and aiding gliding flight, amongst others, the most important of which is the large diversity of vivid or indistinct patterns they provide which help the organism protect itself by camouflage, mimicry, and to seek mates.