Insects #2 Flashcards
What insects are in Order Blattaria?
Cockroaches and termites
What kind of metamorphosis is the Order Blatteria?
Incomplete Metamorphosis
What is in the gut of termites that helps them digest wood?
protozoa
What is a caste system?
Where there is a queen, soldier, worker. Hierarchy.
What metamorphosis is Order Hemiptera?
Incomplete metamorphosis
In the Order Hemiptera, what do they feed on?
Plant tissue and plant juice
In the Order Hemiptera, Why are they considered pests?
because they suck plant juices
What insects are in the Order Hemiptera?
True Bugs and Sucking Insects
What insects are the “True Bugs”?
- Milkweed Bugs
- Harlequin Bug
- Water Strider
What Orders are in this section?
Blatteria, Hemiptera, Neuroptera, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, Siphonaptera, Hymenoptera
Describe the wings of the “true bug”
Front wings of two textures: thick in front, and membrane-like in back
What is triangle shape where the wings cross each other ?
Scutellum
What insects are in the “Sucking insects”?
Cicadas, spittle bug, aphids
Describe the wings of the “Sucking Insects”
Two pairs of wings held like a roof over their backs.
Do all of Sucking Insects have wings? What about aphids?
No, including aphids
What metamorphosis is Order Neuroptera?
Complete metamorphosis
What Order has their wings membrane-like with many “veins.”?
Order Neuroptera
What insects are in the Order Neuroptera?
Green lacewing
What do green lacewings feed on?
adults and larvae eat other insects
What kind of metamorphosis is the Order Coleoptera?
Complete metamorphosis
What insects are in the Order Coleoptera?
beetles, weevils, fireflies
What are the wings like in the Order Coleoptera?
Front wings are hard. Flying wings fold like a fan.
What are the elytra?
the front wings are hardened
Why is the Order Coleoptera considered the largest order?
it has the most species
What is the correct name of a “lady bug”?
lady beetle
Why are lady beetles not bugs?
because they are not true bugs
What kind of metamorphosis is Order Lepidoptera?
complete metamorphosis
What insects are in Order Lepidoptera?
butterlies, skippers, moths
What covers the legs, body and wings of the Order Lepidoptera?
Chitinous scales
Describe the mouthpart of the Order Lepidoptera
coiled tube adapted for feeding on flower nectar.
What are the larvae of the Order Lepidoptera called?
caterpillars
What kind of metamorphosis is the Order Diptera?
complete metamorphosis
What insects are in the Order Diptera?
flies, mosquitos and gnats
How many pair of wings do the insects in the Order Diptera have?
one pair
In the Order Diptera, what are their larvae called?
wigglers
Which species is a common disease vector?
mosquito
What are halters?
where the 2nd pair of wings are reduced to structures
What metamorphosis is Order Siphonaptera?
complete
What insects are in the Order Siphonaptera?
fleas
In the Order Siphonaptera do they have wings?
no
Why do fleas have long hind legs?
for jumping
Are fleas considered a disease vector?
yes
what do fleas feed on?
blood
What metamorphosis is the Order Hymenoptera?
complete
What insects are in the Order Hymenoptera?
ants, bees, wasps
Describe the wings in the Order Hymenoptera
2 pair of membranous wings and the hind wings are smaller
Do all the species in the Order Hymenoptera have wings?
no
In the Order Hymenoptera which sex has the stinger?
female
Why is the Order Hymenoptera the most beneficial to humans?
because our food comes from flowers that have been pollinated
Which insect makes honey?
bees
what the difference between a honey bee and bumble bee and carpenter bee?
honey bees are smaller and less fuzzy
how do bees make honey?
by drinking flower nectar then regurgitating it
What is a velvet ant?
a wasp
what is an oak galls?
when the tree branch swells up after being stung
