Lab Practical 5 Flashcards
blue and red tubercles with long setae/bristles; eggs are tan, covered in fine hairs, found on bark; adult females are white with wide abdomen while males are brown with slender abdomen and feathery antennae
Erebidae: Lymantriinae; Spongy Moth
white stripe down the center, dark head, blue spots on sides; eggs are dark, wrapped around twigs; tents in forks of trees
Lasiocampidae; Eastern Tent Caterpillar
type 1: black head, pale green body, black tubercles
type 2: red head, yellow bodies, red tubercles
webbing tents on distal ends of tree branches; SKELETONIZERS
Erebidae: Arctiinae; Fall Webworm
dark brown bodies, head and thoracic plates are cream colored with black spots; protective casing made of silk and plant material; adult males have clear wings, furry bodies, and feathery antennae; female adults are wingless, look like grubs
Psychidae; Bagworm
black body with orange stripes; spines and horns on T2; defoliation damage
Saturniidae; Orange Striped Oakworm
red/black head, yellow body with black stripes, black horns (T2); adults have yellow/pink body and feathery antennae
Saturniidae; Green Striped Mapleworm
yellow patch/collar around their head, black body with yellow stripes, arched back and hold up anal proleg when threatened
Notodontidae: Yellow-Necked Caterpillar
white longitudinal grooves in casing; white cocoons; ETCHING damage
Bucculatricidae: Oak Skeletonizer
blotched leaf mines –> shot holes when escaped
Heliozelidae; Tupelo Leafminer
dark brown/amber head capsule; crochets, but no prolegs; white colored; dark scaled forewings; clear hind wings; brown body
Sesiidae; Banded Ash Clearwing Borer
female - metallic blue body; clear hind wings; broad orange band on the abdomen
males - metallic blue body, all wings are clear
feed at the crown of the tree
Sesiidae; Peach Tree Borer
black/blue bodies, yellow bands on abdomen, dark scales on forewing tips, much smaller than other borers
Sesiidae: Dogwood Borer
