Flash to the past
The period insects originated.
What is the Silurian period?
This is a forewing that is completlely hardened.
What is an elytra?
This "fly," named after a dairy product, is considered by many to be very pretty
What is the butterfly
The most diverse insect order
What is Coleoptera
These type of butterflies were talked about in Mikayla's presentation.
Delias
In the Triassic period this insect was the only representative of Hymenoptera.
What is the horntail wasp?
This structure is for reproduction and is sometimes modified as a stinger.
What is an ovipositor?
This "fly" is related to beetles and not to true flies. They tend to capture our attention in the summer
What is a firefly
Insect order characterized by scales on the wings
What is Lepidoptera
This gender of mosquitos was killed off in the experiment.
Daily double: The period where amber preserved insects were common.
What is the Cretaceous period?
The club shaped hindwings seen in Diptera.
This "fly" also has aquatic nymphs, but the naiads have ballast made of sediment and other materials
What is a caddisfly
Common parasitic pest order with a laterally flat body.
What is Siphonaptera
Eva's presentation was over this specific dragonfly.
What is the Scarlet Dwarf?
During the Carboniferous period these 2 orders were gigantic.
What is Ephemeroptera (mayflies) and Odonata (dragonflies)?
This sensory structure is located on the frons or vertex and can have a max number of 3.
This "fly" belongs in aquatic ecosystems when a nymph and mate en masse, and is the most primitive of the fly misnomers
What is a mayfly
Insect order characterized by hairs on the wings
What is Trichoptera
The Latern fly is considered to be this type of pest.
What is an invasive pest?
The oldest known insect.
What is Rhyniella praecursor?
This is part of the antennae that is furthest from the head/at the tip (longest section).
What is flagellum?
This "fly" could join a carpentry group using the tool in their name
What is a sawfly
Insect order characterized by a boxy thorax and partially wrapped wings around the abdomen
What is Plecoptera
The location of the bone collector caterpillar was from this place.
What is the Hawaii Island of Oahu?