Insect Structures
What are the names of the sections of an insect?
Head, thorax, abdomen
What class are insects in?
Insecta
What is the family name for blow flies?
Calliphoridae
What kind of eyes do insects have?
compound eyes
What is the most important factor affecting growth rate in insects?
Temperature
What is the name of the belly plate of an insect?
What order are flies in?
Diptera
What is the family name for flesh flies?
Sarcophagidae
How many legs do insects typically have?
6
What part of an insect is also an item in the game Minecraft?
Elytra
What are the names of the plates located on the sides of the thorax?
Pleuron
What order are beetles in?
Coleoptera
What is the family name of hide/leather beetles?
Dermestidae
How many wings do insects typically have?
2 pairs (4)
What's the biting mouthpart of an insect called?
Mandible
The Hercules beetle has a modified...
Prothorax
What are the degenerated pair of wings on an insect called?
Halteres
What is the family name of houseflies?
Muscidae
What are the opening(s) on an insect that allow oxygen to enter into an insect and extend throughout the body through tracheae.
What percentage of ethanol is used to preserve adult insects?
70%
From distal end to proximal end, the segments of an insects leg go from...
coxa -> ? -> ? -> ? -> tarsomeres -> tarsus -> pretarsus -> tarsal claws
What are the 3 missing terms?
Trochanter, femur, tibia
What structure on the anterior side of insects is for laying eggs?
Ovipositor
What is the family name of coffin flies?
Phoridae
What segments of the thorax are an insects wings located?
mesothorax, metathorax
Where do bugs get off a train?
At the infestation