1. Common Insect Orders Insect Collection

2. What are Insects??? 0 Common Features of Insects : 0 Three main body parts—head, thorax, abdomen 0 Three pairs of legs 0 Estimated 30 MILLION species of insects alive 0 We only have about 1 MILLION of them identified…

3. Classification of Insects 0 Domain – Eukarya 0 Kingdom – Animalia 0 Phylum – Arthropoda 0 Class - Insecta

4. Order Thysanura 0 Identifying Features: 0 Three “tails” 0 Silver scales 0 SMALL 0 Commonly Found: 0 Dark places (under tree bark, under leaf litter) 0 Under wood floors in home… “Bristled Tail” Silver Fish & Fire Brats

5. Order Odonata 0 Adult Features: 0 Slender body 0 Transparent wings (4) 0 Big eyes 0 Nymph Features: 0 Aquatic 0 Large labium (bottom jaw) Dragonflies & Damselflies

6. Order Odonata Adult Nymph

7. Order Orthoptera Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids

8. Order Mantodea Preying Mantis Students are NOT allowed to collect these!

9. Order Phasmatodea Walking Sticks

10. Order Blattodea Cockroach

11. Order Isoptera 0 Common Characteristics: 0 White/milky color of juvenile worker termites 0 Queen termites have wings – four wings of equal size…don’t confuse with queen ants Termites

12. Order Dermaptera Earwigs

13. Order Anoplura 0 Characteristics: 0 SMALL 0 Single claw Sucking louse

14. Order Hemiptera 0 Common Characteristics: 0 Very diverse group 0 Two pairs of wings, both membranous True bugs, aphids, cicadas

15. Order Hemiptera

18. Order Neuroptera Green Lacewing & Antlions

19. Order Neuroptera Adult Antlion Antlion Larvae

20. Order Coleoptera 0 Identifying Features: 0 Elytra – hardened front wing Beetles

21. Order Coleoptera

24. Order Lepidoptera Butterflies & Moths

25. Order Lepidoptera

27. Order Diptera 0 Identifying Features: 0 One pair of functional wings Flies, Mosquitoes, & Crane Flies

28. Order Diptera

29. What is this insect? This is a Hover Fly – NOT a bee. Count the wings!!

30. Order Siphonoptera 0 Characteristics: 0 Flat 0 Wingless Fleas

31. Order Hymenoptera Ants, Wasps, Bees

32. Order Hymenoptera State Insect: Tarantula Wasp

33. Order Ephemoptera 0 Characteristics: 0 Three long “tails” 0 Wings held over back at rest Mayflies