Insect Orders, Classification & Identification Part 1 Flashcards

1
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The Classification System- Called the Taxonomic System

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Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

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2
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Species in the same species can

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breed and produce fertile offspring

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3
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how many orders of insecta

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31

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4
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Primitive wingless Insects are called

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apterous,

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5
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ametabuolous

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do not metamorphosis

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6
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what are examples of primitive insects

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silverfish

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7
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Thysanura Order

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fringe tail

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8
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Collembola order

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have a furcula - spring tails- eat bacteria, pollen, fungi

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9
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pterygota

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insects with wings

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10
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Hemimetabolous

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gradual metamorphosis- lack wings until metamorphosis

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11
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holometabolous

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complete metamorphosis

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12
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larvae

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immature form feeds heavily

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13
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pupae

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resting stage

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14
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Paurometabolous Orders

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gradual metamorphosis, nymphs, feed on same food source as adults, no wings as nymphs wings as full adults

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15
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ephemeroptera order

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oldest order, short lived period, naiads-aquatic - May Flies- short lived period- niads (immature)

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16
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odonata

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dragon fly- large mandibles (mouth parts) naiads (premature) live in water- dragon fly and damsel fly- immature niads- dragon flies hold wings perpendicular, damsel holds behind- aquatic habitats

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17
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plecoptera

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folded wings- stone flies- 1 to 3 years to mature- not strong fliers- indicator of clean water- immature called nymphs stone flies- adults are short lived- not strong fliers

18
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trichoptera

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larvae aquatic catus flies-

19
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orthoptera

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straight wings- grasshoppers, crickets, cadydids- gradual metamorphosis- economic importance

20
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phasmida

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walking sticks and leaf insects- gradual metamorphosis

21
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blattaria

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cockroaches-gradual metamorphosis

22
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mantodea

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praying mantis-gradual metamorphosis

23
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what kind of mouth parts do mantodea, blattaria, phasmida, and orthoptera have

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chewing mouthparts

24
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dermaptera

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earwig-skin wing, eggs, gradual metamorphosis-terminal forceps on the abdomine- 1100 species

25
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isoptera

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equal wings- termites-gradual metamorphosis- symbiotic relationship with protozoans and bacteria- make simple sugar- workers soldiers reproductive- only reproductive adults develop wings

26
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hemiptera

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true bugs- piercing sucking mouth-parts, front wings half membrane, half hard-form triangle, gradual met amorphous- many are aquatic

27
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homoptera

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same wings- forms tent, leaf hoppers, scale insects- piercing sucking mouth parts- aphids- scale insects- cicadas - largest of the homoptera

28
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phtheraptera (sounds like teraptra)

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chewing and sucking lice

29
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thysanoptera

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the thrips

30
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neuroptera

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nerve-winged- netting(wing veins) carnivores ant lions, snake flies, green lace wings (eat aphids)

31
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coleoptra

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largest order of insects beetles sheath wings outter wings are hard young called grubs- very diverse- ground bettes

32
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lepidoptera

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butterflies, moths, skippers- scale wings

33
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butterflies

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large wings and delicate bodies active day pupae in crysalis adults nectar feeders, hold wings over their back nob antennae

34
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moths

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stout delicate bodies- nocturnal- hold wings to side when at rest- thread like antennae

35
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catterpillars

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larve form- chewing mouth parts

36
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Hymenoptera

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bees, ants, wasps- two pairs of membranisis wings, plant pollunators- social behavior-

37
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diptera

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2 wings members have 1 pair of wings mosquito, fruit flies, true flies, bee flies, green bottle flies, house flies,

38
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haltere

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left in place of hind legs

39
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Siphonaptera

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fleas-complete metamorphosis

40
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What Pylum are insects in

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Arthropoda

41
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what kingdom are insects in

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Animalia