InsectsTen Million Designs

Exoskeleton3 body parts6 jointed legs

Recipe for an Insect

1. ExoskeletonMy skeleton is on the outside.

Not the inside.

Vertebrate

I have a backbone. I have no backbone.

Invertebrate

2. Three Body Parts

Headbrain

antennae

eyesmouth

Thoraxlegs

wings

Abdomenheart

Stomach

3. 6 jointed legs

1.

2.

3. 6.

5.

4.

How do insects breathe?

Spiracles-tiny holes that allow insects to breathe

An Insect ZooReading 17-21

Moths and Butterflies the making

Caterpillar (Larva) Pupa adult

Butterfly or Moth?

Butterflies-Fly during the day

Moths- Fly at night

Painted Lady ButterflyColumbia Silkworm Moth

Butterfly or Moth?

Butterflies-Fold wings together when they rest

Moths- Rest with wings spread out

Swallowtail ButterflyPolyphemus Moth

Butterfly or Moth?

Butterflies-Antennae are thin with knob at end

Moths- feathery

Unknown Butterfly Cecropia Moth

Painted Lady Butterfly

Butterflies and Moths

Isabella Moth

Butterflies and Moths

Woolly Bear (becomes Isabella Moth)

Butterflies and Moths

Black Swallowtail Butterfly

Butterflies and Moths

Monarch Butterfly

Butterflies and Moths

Cabbage Butterfly

Butterflies and Moths

Fall Webworm Moth

Butterflies and Moths