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Insecta Part 3 - Marietta College
Subphylum Uniramia Class Insecta III. Orders Strepsiptera, Mecoptera and Lepidoptera Dave McShaffrey Biology Department Marietta College Fall, 2002 Order Strepsiptera • Strep-sip’ ter-a Gr. strepsis, a turning + pteron, wing • • • • • indirect development small females always found in host males with reduced forewings parasites of bees and wasps and some other insects • 300 species described Order Mecoptera Scorpionflies • Me-kop’ ter-a Gr. mekos, length + pteron, wing • • • • indirect development small to medium sized long membranous wings, elongated face males with scorpion-like genitalia at tip of abdomen • terrestrial (forests), carnivorous • 480 species Panorpidae Scorpionfly Order Lepidoptera Butterflies and Moths • Lep-i-dop’ ter-a Gr. lepidos, scale + pteron, wing • • • • • • indirect development small to large membranous wings usually covered with scales mouthparts a sucking tube terrestrial, some aquatic, most herbivorous 112,000 species Order Lepidoptera (cont.) Butterflies and Moths • Butterflies: brightly colored, antennae with knobs, diurnal • Moths: Often drab colored, plumed antennae, nocturnal • Caterpillars: 6 jointed legs, abdomen with prolegs, – can spin silk Luna Moth Saturniidae - Actias luna Luna Moth Tiger Swallowtail Papilionidae - Papilio glaucus Black Swallowtail Papilionidae - Papilio polyxenes Papilionidae - Papilio polyxenes Black Swallowtail Pyralidae Petrophila sp. Aquatic Moth Gypsy Moth Lymantriidae - Lymantria dispar Silver-spotted Skipper Hesperiidae - Epargyreus clarus Silver-spotted Skipper Hesperiidae - Epargyreus clarus Silver-spotted Skipper Hesperiidae - Epargyreus clarus Silver-spotted Skipper Hesperiidae - Epargyreus clarus Skipper Hesperiidae Hickory Horned Devil Saturniidae - Citheronia regalis Polyphemus Moth Saturniidae - Antheraea polyphemus Imperial Moth Saturniidae - Eacles imperialis The Herald Noctuidae - Scoliopteryx libatrix Woolly Bear Arctiidae - Pyrrharctia isabella Yellow-necked Caterpillar Notodontidae - Dantana ministra Ailanthus Webworm Moth Yponomeutidae - Atteua punctella Plume Moth Pterophoridae Evergreen Bagworm Psychiidae - Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis Evergreen Bagworm Psychiidae - Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis Evergreen Bagworm Psychiidae - Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis White-marked Tussock Moth Lymantriidae - Orgyia leucostigma White-marked Tussock Moth Lymantriidae - Orgyia leucostigma Virginia Ctenucha Arctiidae - Ctenucha virginica Virginia Ctenucha Arctiidae - Ctenucha virginica Hummingbird Clearwing Sphingidae Hemaris thysbe Hummingbird Clearwing Sphingidae Hemaris thysbe Hummingbird Clearwing Sphingidae Hemaris thysbe Hornworm Sphingidae Tobacco Hornworm Manduca sexta (Linnaeus) Sphingidae Eastern Tent Caterpillar Lasiocampidae - Malacosoma americanum Eastern Tent Caterpillar Lasiocampidae - Malacosoma americanum Eastern Tent Caterpillar Lasiocampidae - Malacosoma americanum Eastern Tent Caterpillar Lasiocampidae - Malacosoma americanum Eastern Tent Caterpillar Lasiocampidae - Malacosoma americanum Eastern Tailed Blue Lycaenidae - Everes comyntas Northern Hairstreak Lycaenidae - Fixsenia favonius Alfalfa Butterfly Pieridae - Colias eurytheme Alfalfa Butterfly Pieridae - Colias eurytheme Nymphalidae - Polygonia interrogationis Question Mark The End. Chapter 20 Integrated Principles of Zoology Eleventh Edition Hickman/Roberts/Larson (c) The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
