Section 20.2- Orders of Insects and Their Economic Significance Flashcards
meaning of -ptera
wings
straight-winged insects
orthoptera
examples of orthoptera
crickets, grasshoppers, locusts, mantises
harmful effects of orthoptera
locusts- damage crops
roaches- household pest
benefits of orthoptera
mantises- kill and eat insects that damage plants
toothed insects
Odonata
examples of Odonata
dragonflies
damselflies
the name toothed refers to the shark toothlike projections on
mouthparts
benefits of Odonata
eat harmful insects
half-winged insects
Hemiptera
Hemiptera is made up
true bugs- bedbug, chinch big, squash bug, stinkbug
an insect with a half-wing design and piercing sucking mouthparts that it uses to suck sap from plants and body fluids from animals
entomologist’s definition of bug
same-winged insects
wings make a V shape
Homoptera
examples of Homoptera
cicada
leafhopper
treehopper
lac insect
aphid
scale winged insects
Lepidoptera
examples of Lepidoptera
butterflies
moths
T/F there are no real distinction between the butterfly and the moth
FALSE
Lepidoptera which appears more hairy
moth
two winged insects
diptera
insects with two wings and piercing-sucking or sponging mouths
Diptera
examples of Diptera
housefly
gnat
American hover fly
mosquito
sheath-winged insects
Coleoptera
insects of the order Coleoptera
beetles
membrane-winged insects
Hymenoptera