Holometabolous Insencts Flashcards
What six orders undergo complete metamorphosis?
Coleoptera- beetles
Lepidoptera- butterflies and moths
Diptera- flies and mosquitos
Hymenoptera- bees, bumblebees, ants, wasps, and hornets
Neuroptera- net-winged
Siphonaptera- fleas
What is the most diverse and largest insect order?
Coleoptera
What are characteristics of Coleoptera? (4)
Possession of elutra- hardened-forewings
mouth-chewing parts
larval and pual stages found in organic matter, decaying material, and wood
serves as pests and beneficial insects
What are varying factors in Coleoptera? (4)
Egg laying
molts
durations of metamorphosis
feeding habits
Egg stage duration fo rhibo beetles
8-12 days
1st instar grub duration of rhino beetles
10-21 days
2nd instar grub duration of rhino beetles
12-21 days
3rd instar grubs duration of rhino beetles
60-165 days
pupal duration of rhino beetles
17-30 days
adult duration of rhino beetles
5-10 months
scientific name of rhino beetles
Orcytes rhinoceros
Why are rhino beetles so successful? (4)
Long instar stages
Live in the soil, preventing exposure to predators
Potting soil allows quick transport
Green waste serves as a breeding ground and as a reservoir for all stages
What stage do rhino beetles do damage?
Adults
What is beneficial of rhino beetle larvae?
They make great compost
What is frass, and what is it produced by?
insect waste material found on trees
Produced by adult insects that chew on wood
What tribe of mealybug destroyers have waxy secretions?
Scymini females
What do mealybug destroy larvae eat?
mealybugs and its eggs
Mealybug adult and egg length
adults- 2 months and lays 200-400 eggs
eggs- hatch in 5 days
What are colorado potato beetles, and what do they feed on?
pest
potatoes