STUDY OF INSECTS

CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM - ANIMALIA

PHYLUM - ARTHROPODA

CLASS - INSECTA

CHARACTERISTICS OF PHYLUM:

1. BILATERAL SYMMETRY - (TWO EQUAL SIDES)

2. BODY COMPOSED OF SEGMENTS - HEAD , THORAX, ABDOMEN

3. JOINTED APPENDAGES

4. EXOSKELETON MADE OF PROTEIN MATERIAL - CHITIN

5. SHED EXOSKELETON - PROCESS CALLED ECDYSIS

6. SIMPLE OR COMPOUND EYES

CHARACTERISTICS OF CLASS:

1. ALL MEMBERS HAVE SIX LEGS

2. ONE PAIR OF ANTENNAE (EXCEPTIONS)

3. EXOSKELETON - CHITIN

4. CAN BE WINGED OR WINGLESS

IF WINGED HAVE TWO PAIR OR 1 PAIR SHOWING 1 PAIR KNOBBED

ORDERS FOR COLLECTION

COLEOPTERA - BEETLES

1. COMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS

2. CHEWING MOUTHPARTS

3. HARMFUL (EXCEPTIONS)

4. ELYTRA (LINE DOWN MIDDLE OF ABDOMEN)

5. FOUR WINGS - TWO PAIR

EXAMPLES

1. EYED-ELATER (CLICK BEETLE)

2. POTATO BEETLE

  1. PINE SAWYER

4. LADYBIRD

5. WATER SCAVENGER

6. DIVING BEETLE

7. WHIRLIGIG BEETLE

8. HERCULES BEETLE

9. STAG BEETLE

10. DUNG BEETLE

11. OX BEETLE

12. CATERPILLAR HUNTER

13.FIREFLY

14.BOLL WEEVIL

DIPTERA - FLIES

1. TWO PAIR WINGS - 1 PAIR SHOWING 1 PAIR KNOBBED

2. COMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS

3. HARMFUL

4. SUCKING MOUTHPARTS

EXAMPLES

1. HOUSEFLY

2. HORSEFLY

3. GREEN BOTTLE FLY

  1. CRANE FLY

5. MOSQUITO

HEMIPTERA - TRUE BUGS

1. WINGLESS OR TWO PAIR

2. INCOMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS

3. HARMFUL

4. PIERCING AND SUCKING MOUTHPARTS

5. X ON ABDOMEN

EXAMPLES

1. GREEN STINK BUG

2. GIANT WATER BUG

3. MILKWEED BUG

4. SQUASH BUG

5. WATER STRIDER

  1. WHEEL BUG
  1. WATER BOATMAN
  1. WATER SCORPION

HYMENOPTERA - BEES, WASPS, ANTS, HORNETS

1. WINGLESS OR TWO PAIR

2. CHEWING AND SUCKING MOUTHPARTS

3. HELPFUL

4. COMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS

EXAMPLES:

1. COW KILLER ANT

2. BUMBLE BEE

3. CARPENTER BEE

4. CICADA KILLER

5. BLACK & RED ANTS

6. CUCKOO WASP

7. MUD DAUBER

8. ICHNEUMON FLY

9. TIPHID WASP

ISOPTERA - TERMITES (ONLY ORDER WITH ONLY THREE EXAMPLES)

1. WINGLESS OR TWO PAIR 2. CHEWING MOUTHPARTS

3. INCOMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS 4. HARMFUL

EXAMPLES:

1. WINGLESS TERMITES

  1. WINGED TERMITES

LEPIDOPTERA - MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES

1. 4 WINGS/TWO PAIR

2. COILED, SUCKING MOUTHPARTS

3. COMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS

4. MOTHS - HARMFUL; FEATHERED ANTENNAE; WINGS FLAT; NOCTURNAL

5. BUTTERFLIES - BENEFICIAL; KNOBBED ANTENNAE; WINGS UP; DIURNAL

EXAMPLES:

1. LUNA MOTH

2. SPHINX MOTH

3. POLYPHEMUS

4. I.O. MOTH

  1. BLACK SWALLOWTAIL

6. MONARCH

  1. SULPHUR
  1. BUCKYE
  1. MOURNING CLOAK
  1. RED ADMIRAL
  1. GIANT SWALLOWTAIL
  1. TIGER SWALLOWTAIL

ODONATA - DRAGONFILES AND DAMSELFLIES

1. 2 PAIR WINGS

2. CHEWING MOUTHPARTS

  1. INCOMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS
  2. NO ANTENNAE
  3. BENEFICIAL

EXAMPLES:

  1. DRAGONFLIES
  1. DAMSELFLIES

ORTHOPTERA – GRASSHOPPERS, CRICKETS

  1. 2 PAIR OF WINGS
  2. CHEWING MOUTHPARTS
  3. INCOMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS
  4. HARMFUL

EXAMPLES:

  1. MOLE CRICKET
  1. CAMEL CRICKET
  1. KATYDID
  1. FIELD CRICKET

EXTRA ORDERS YOU MAY USE FOR POINTS

ORDER MANTODAE

PRAYING MANTIS

ORDER PHASMATODAE

WALKING STICKS

ORDER BLATTODAE

COCKROACHES