Holometabolous Insencts

Question 1

What six orders undergo complete metamorphosis?

Answer 1

Coleoptera- beetles

Lepidoptera- butterflies and moths

Diptera- flies and mosquitos

Hymenoptera- bees, bumblebees, ants, wasps, and hornets

Neuroptera- net-winged

Siphonaptera- fleas

Question 2

What is the most diverse and largest insect order?

Answer 2

Coleoptera

Question 3

What are characteristics of Coleoptera? (4)

Answer 3

Possession of elutra- hardened-forewings

mouth-chewing parts

larval and pual stages found in organic matter, decaying material, and wood

serves as pests and beneficial insects

Question 4

What are varying factors in Coleoptera? (4)

Answer 4

Egg laying

molts

durations of metamorphosis

feeding habits

Question 5

Egg stage duration fo rhibo beetles

Answer 5

8-12 days

Question 6

1st instar grub duration of rhino beetles

Answer 6

10-21 days

Question 7

2nd instar grub duration of rhino beetles

Answer 7

12-21 days

Question 8

3rd instar grubs duration of rhino beetles

Answer 8

60-165 days

Question 9

pupal duration of rhino beetles

Answer 9

17-30 days

Question 10

adult duration of rhino beetles

Answer 10

5-10 months

Question 11

scientific name of rhino beetles

Answer 11

Orcytes rhinoceros

Question 12

Why are rhino beetles so successful? (4)

Answer 12

Long instar stages

Live in the soil, preventing exposure to predators

Potting soil allows quick transport

Green waste serves as a breeding ground and as a reservoir for all stages

Question 13

What stage do rhino beetles do damage?

Answer 13

Adults

Question 14

What is beneficial of rhino beetle larvae?

Answer 14

They make great compost

Question 15

What is frass, and what is it produced by?

Answer 15

insect waste material found on trees

Produced by adult insects that chew on wood

Question 16

What tribe of mealybug destroyers have waxy secretions?

Answer 16

Scymini females

Question 17

What do mealybug destroy larvae eat?

Answer 17

mealybugs and its eggs

Question 18

Mealybug adult and egg length

Answer 18

adults- 2 months and lays 200-400 eggs

eggs- hatch in 5 days

Question 19

What are colorado potato beetles, and what do they feed on?

Answer 19

pest

potatoes

Question 20

Wgat are ladybird beetles, what do they eat, and what do they do during winter?

Answer 20

Biological control agent
Feeds on aphids
Congregate during winter

Question 21

what do weavils possess?

Answer 21

snouts

Question 22

What do carpet/ dermestid beetles feed on?

Answer 22

woolen and stored products

Question 23

What historical importance do dung rolling scarabs have?

Answer 23

once revered as a symbol of God

Question 24

What order are fireflies?

Answer 24

Coleoptera

Question 25

What do long-horned beetles feed on, and what is unique about its larvae?

Answer 25

logs edible larvae

Question 26

What do lepidoptera possess, and what are its life stages? 5

Answer 26

Immature have chewing mouthparts- feeds on fruits and leaves Adults have siphoning parts- feeds on nectar Eggs deposited under leaves Larvae can be pests or aposematic Pupae is called a chrysalis

Question 27

What is aposematic?

Answer 27

warning signals towards predators

Question 28

egg duration of monarch butterflies

Answer 28

3-5 days

Question 29

first instar duration of monarch butterflies

Answer 29

1-3 days

Question 30

second instar duration of monarch butterflies

Answer 30

1-3 days

Question 31

3rd instar duration of monarch butterflies

Answer 31

1-3 days

Question 32

fourth instar duration of monarch butterflies

Answer 32

1-3 days

Question 33

fifth instar duration of monarch butterflies

Answer 33

3-5 days

Question 34

pupae duration of monarch butterflies

Answer 34

8-15 days

Question 35

adults duration of monarch butterflies

Answer 35

14-35 days

Question 36

What is unique about clearwing moth?

Answer 36

Mimics yellowjacket

Question 37

what do corn earoworm moth larva feed on?

Answer 37

Larva feeds on corn and leaves frass

Question 38

what do codling moths feed on?

Answer 38

Pest of apples in Washington

Question 39

What do Diptera Possess? (5)

Answer 39

Immature have scraping mouthparts Adults vary Sponging, piercing and sucking, cutting and sponging Has halteres- modified hindwings True flies have two wings, with one pair being a haltere Larvae is aquatic or in living tissue

Question 40

Where are the different stages of mosquito found?

Answer 40

Eggs are laid in a raft in water Aquatic larva and pupae

Question 41

how do mosquito larvae feed?

Answer 41

filter feeders

Question 42

what disease can mosquitoes cause?

Answer 42

elephantiasis- nematode condition

Question 43

what is the most pestiferous insect?

Answer 43

Mediterranean fruit flies

Question 44

What do Mediterranean fruit flies do to lay eggs?

Answer 44

Uses its sting as an ovipositor to lay eggs under skin of fruits and vegetables

Question 45

What do Mediterranean fruit flies feed on?

Answer 45

fruits and vegetables by rasping using mouth-hooks

Question 46

where do Mediterranean fruit flies pupate?

Answer 46

soil

Question 47

What are crane flies called, and what do the feed on?

Answer 47

Aka giant mosquitos Feed on roots

Question 48

What do horse and deer flies eat, and with what?

Answer 48

Have cutting and chewing mouthparts Females take blood meals

Question 49

what do cattle grubs feed on and what do they cause?

Answer 49

Causes myiasis (infection) immature feeds on living flesh