Post on 16-Dec-2015
ORDER DIPTERA
Reduced hind wingsSuction mouths
Larvae called maggots
Order hymenoptera
Two pair – membrane wingsChewing mouth parts
Females can sting
Order mantodea
Large insectLong spiny front legs
Carnivore – bug control
Order ephemeroptera
Large hind wings2 pair of membrane wings
Short adult life
Order neuroptera
Elongated, soft body2 pair of equal size wings
Large, compound eyes
Order homoptera
Wings fold roof-like over abdomenMouth parts from middle or back
of head
Order orthoptera
Straight wingsJumping legs
Many produce sound
Order dermaptera
Have pincersSlender and flattened
Well-developed compound eyes
Order blattoidea
Ancestors of termitesFast moving
Disease carriers
Order plecoptera
Babies live underwaterLong threadlike antennae
Most have long wings
Order coleoptera
Sheath wings“the beetles”
Largest insect group
Order lepidoptera
Jumping legsMoths and butterflies
Sucking tongue
Order hemiptera
True bugsSucking mouths
Half wings
Order odonata
Large eyesAmazing flight
Spiny legs
Order isoptera
Caste systemEats wood
Body structure depends on job
Order phasmatodea
Elongated and flattenedResemble leaves or grass
herbivores