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| The major orders of insecta |
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| Coleoptera, Diptera, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Homoptera, Lepidoptera, Odonata, Orthoptera |
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| Characteristics of Hymenoptera |
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| two pairs of thin, clear, membranous wings with smaller hindwing; female abdomens end in well developed egg-laying organ and/or stinger; only insects with 'stingers'; often social or colonial |
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| Characteristics of Diptera |
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| one pair of wings; larges eyes; small antennae |
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| Charateristics of Lepidoptera |
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| two pairs of wings covered with small scales (rub off easily); usually with prominent knob-like or feathery antennae; sucking mouthparts |
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| Characteristics of Orthoptera |
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| usually long back legs, hop high in the air, often make rhythic sounds; thin, leathery forewings that cover larger hind wings that are folded like a fan when at rest (except walkingsticks which have no wings) |
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| Characteristics of Odonata |
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| two pairs of long, narrow, membranous wings roughly equal in size; large eyes; extremely long, narrow abdomens; short antennae |
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| Characteristics of Hemiptera |
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| triangle on the back formed by the way the forewings are folded when at rest; two pairs of wings hind wings membranous, forewings partly thickened; jointed beak for sucking connect to front part of head |
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| flies, mosquitoes, gnats, punkies |
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| crickets, grasshoppers, locusts, roaches, walkingsticks |
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| aphids, cicadas, leafhoppers, scale insects |
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| true bugs, backswimmers, water striders |
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| Characteristics of Coleoptera |
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Definition
| Pair of hardened wings covering top of body and meeting in straight line down the back; membranous pair of wings covered by wing sheaths when insect is at rest; chewing mouthparts |
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| Characteristics of Homoptera |
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| two pairs of membranous wings held in tent-like or rooftop position over body at rest; jointed beaks designed for sucking plant juices, connect to base (underside) of head |
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