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Insect Order Characteristics Flashcards

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Hemiptera (“True Bugs,” Cicada, Aphid) Metamorphosis

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Incomplete - Egg, Nymph (with several molts), Adult

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Hemiptera (“True Bugs,” Cicada, Aphid) Wings

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1st pair hardened near base and membranous at ends, 2nd pair membranous, hold wings in an “X” over back

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Coleoptera (Beetle) Wings

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2 Sets – one outer “Sheath” wing meeting in straight line on back, one of flying wings beneath.

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Coleoptera (Beetle) Mouthparts

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Mandibles for CHEWING/BITING

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Orthoptera (Grasshopper, Praying Mantis, Cricket) Mouthparts

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Mandibles for BITING

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Lepidoptera (Butterfly/Moth) Mouthparts

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Proboscis for SUCKING/SIPHONING

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Diptera (Mosquito, Gnat, Fly) Wings

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Small wings, One pair Flight Wings, one pair HALTERES that act as a gyroscope

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Hymenoptera (Wasp, Bee, Ant) Wings

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Membrane Wings – 2 pair

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Lepidoptera (Butterfly/Moth) Wings

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Large scale-covered wings, 2 pair

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Odonata (Dragonfly, Damselfly) Mouthparts

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Mandibles for CHEWING

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Hymenoptera (Wasp, Bee, Ant) Metamorphosis

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Complete – Egg, Larva, Pupa, Adult

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Orthoptera (Grasshopper, Praying Mantis, Cricket) Wings

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Straight wings, the hindwing can fold under the forewings like a fan

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Odonata (Dragonfly, Damselfly) Wings

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2 pair long, transparent wings that can move independently

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Orthoptera (Grasshopper, Praying Mantis, Cricket) Metamorphosis

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Incomplete - Egg, Nymph (with several molts), Adult

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Diptera (Mosquito, Gnat, Fly) Metamorphosis

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Complete – Egg, Larva (Mosquito=”WRIGGLER”, Fly=”MAGGOT), Pupa, Adult

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Diptera (Mosquito, Gnat, Fly) Mouthparts

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Flies BITE, Mosquitos PIERCE

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Hemiptera (“True Bugs,” Cicada, Aphid) Mouthparts

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“Beak” for PIERCING and SUCKING

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Odonata (Dragonfly, Damselfly) Metamorphosis

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Incomplete and Aquatic - Egg, Nymph/Naiad (unlike Adult), molts into Adult

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Hymenoptera (Wasp, Bee, Ant) Mouthparts

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Wasps and Ants CHEW, Bees LAP

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Coleoptera (Beetle) Metamorphosis

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Complete – Egg, Larva (called a GRUB), Pupa, Adult

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Lepidoptera (Butterfly/Moth) Metamorphosis

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Complete – Egg, Larva (called a CATERPILLAR), Pupa, Adult

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