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Insect Anatomy
Insect Anatomy #2
Butterflies and Moths
Misc.
Insect Types and Orders
Insect Orders
100

"feelers" on an insect's head

antennae

100

eyes that contain several lenses

compound eyes

100

structure that holds a moth during its pupal stage

(300)

cocoon

100

male bees are called ________

(300)

BonUS: What is their only purpose?

drones; mating with the queen

100

order of insects that includes crickets and grasshoppers (500)

bONuS boNUS boNuS (500) what does their name mean?

Orthoptera "straight wing"

100

beetles (200)

boNuS (200) for what the name means

Coleoptera "sheath wing"

200

hindmost section of an insect

abdomen

200

where the legs of an insect attach

thorax

200

drinking tube for moths and butterflies

(400)

proboscis

200

worm-like stage of complete metamorphosis

bONuS boNUS: Name these for the following groups 200 (each):

mosquitoes:

beetles and bees: 

flies:

moths and butterflies:


larva; wigglers, grubs, maggots, caterpillars

200
largest order of insects?

Coleoptera

200

has wings covered in scales

bONUS (200) for what the name means

Lepidoptera "scale wing"

300

number of pairs of wings that an insect has


2 PAIRS, PAAAAAIRS

300

"shell" of a beetle, made up of its forewings

elytron (elytra)

300

largest Lepidopteran

(600)

hercules moth

300

method of controlling insect pests using their natural enemies

bOnUS bONUS bOnUS (300 each) what are some types of these?

biological controls; other insects, animals, diseases, etc.

300

hornets, paper wasps, and yellow jackets are considered ___________ wasps

bOnUS bONUS: What is the opposite category of wasps called? (300)

social; solitary

300

includes flies and mosquitos

boNuS (300) what does the name mean

Diptera "two wing"

400

outside skeleton

exoskeleton

400

mouth pieces of an insect that move side-to-side

boNUS boNUS boNUS (400 each!)

other mouthparts AND their descriptions


mandibles; maxillae (assist the mandibles); labrum (upper lip); labium (lower lip)

400

what are eyespots for, such as those on a luna moth?

scaring predators

400

most social insect with the most organized colonies

ant

400

Siphonaptera includes

fleas

400

bugs

boNuS (400) what does the name mean

bONuS (400) what is their most obvious identifying feature

Hemiptera "half wing"; wings form an X on their back when resting

500

egg-laying organ on the end of the abdomen

ovipositor

500

why do insects go through the process of molting?

they get too big for their exoskeletons

500

largest family of butterflies

brush-footed butterflies


500

larval form of incomplete metamorphosis

nymph

500

includes lacewings and antlions

bONuS (500) for what the name means

Neuroptera "nerve wing"

500

includes dragonflies and damselflies

bonUS (500) what does the name mean

boNuS (500) what is the most obvious difference between dragonflies and damselflies

Odonata "toothed"; wings spread vs wings folded at rest

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