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Insect Orders Flashcards

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Order Odonata

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Aquatic nymphs, incomplete metamorphosis, chewing mouthparts, dragonflies and damselflies

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Order Orthoptera

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Long antennae and legs, incomplete metamorphosis, chewing mouthparts with large jaws, crickets, grasshoppers, cockroaches

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Order Hemiptera

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Forewing is leathery with membranous ends, incomplete metamorphosis, piercing-sucking mouthparts, stink bug, water bug, milkweed bug

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Order Homoptera

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Wings folded back if any, incomplete metamorphosis, piercing or sucking mouthparts, locusts, treehoppers, aphids

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Order Hymenoptera

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Four clear wings when present, complete metamorphosis, chewing or sucking mouthparts, abdomen often with a slender waist, wasps, bees, hornets, ants

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Order Coleoptera

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Hard forewing cover, complete metamorphosis, chewing mouthparts, ladybugs, fireflies, beetles

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Order Lepidoptera

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Usually four wings covered with overlapping scales, complete metamorphosis, sucking mouthparts, moths and butterflies

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Order Diptera

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One pair of wings, complete metamorphosis, sucking or piercing mouthparts, flies and mosquitos

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