Insects
Stages
Insect parts
Helpful or harmful
100

Insect that eats wood

termite

100

a caterpillar, maggot, or grub 

larva

100

hard outer covering of insects

exoskeleton
100

insect that destroys crops by eating them

locust

200

mimics a monarch butterfly

viceroy butterfly

200

insect stage between larva and adult

pupa

200

part of insects body that contains the heart and stomach

abdomen

200
insect that is known for its song

cricket

300

butterfly that migrates from Canada to Mexico

monarch butterfly

300

1st stage in an insect's development

egg

300

part of insect that lays the eggs

ovipositor

300
helpful insect for gardeners and farmers (eats aphids)

ladybug

400

insect that lives in colonies

ants

400

a young insect that looks almost like an adult

nymph

400

a hole in an insect's body for breathing

spiracles

400

Name an insect that goes through complete metamorphosis

moth (on the test)

500

adult of a woolly bear caterpillar

Isabella moth

500

Last stage in an insect's life

adult

500

tiny hairs on the insect's head

sensilla

500

Name an insect that goes through INCOMPLETE metamorphosis

grasshopper, cockroach, termite, etc.