1. Major Orders of Insects

2. 1. Grasshopper, cricket, roach, mantid 2. true bug 3. cicadas or leaf or plant hopper 4. beetle 5. fly 6. ant, bee or wasp 7. butterfly or moth 8. dragonfly, lacewing, termite, flea, silverfish 9. spider 10. isopod, or centipede or millipede

3. Beetles - Coleoptera Wings - 1st pr. modified into elytra Mouthparts - chewing Metamorphosis - complete - larva often called a grub Other - largest order

4. Beetles - Coleoptera

5. Butterflies - Lepidoptera Wings - Scale covered Mouthparts - Siphoning Metamorphosis – Complete, larva called caterpillar Other – also moths, 2nd largest Butterflies – wings upright, antenna w/ nobs, narrow body, day active. Moths – wings fold, feathery antenna, wide body, night active.

6. Butterflies - Lepidoptera

7. Ants & Bees - Hymenoptera Wings - 2 pr. Linked, membrane winged Mouthparts - Chewing Metamorphosis - Complete Other - Social, solitary or parasites, 3rd largest

8. Ants & Bees - Hymenoptera

9. Flies - Diptera Wings - only 1 pr. 2nd pr - haltares, for balance Mouthparts - lapping or biting Metamorphosis - complete, larva are maggots or wigglers (mosquitos) Other - disease carriers; 4th largest

10. Flies - Diptera

11. Dragonflies - Odonata Wings - 2 pair Mouthparts - chewing Metamorphosis - Incomplete, aquatic nymphs Other – predators, even as nymphs Damselflies can fold wings against body, narrow abdomen

12. Dragonflies - Odonata

13. Grasshoppers - Orthoptera Wings - 2 pr - straight - 1st leathery Mouthparts - Chewing Metamorphosis - Incomplete Other - roaches, mantids, grasshoppers, etc.

14. Grasshoppers - Orthoptera

15. Termites - Isoptera Wings - 2 pr. Straight if present Mouthparts - chewing Metamorphosis - Incomplete Other - All social, flagellates are symbiotes

16. Termites - Isoptera

17. True Bugs - Hemiptera Wings - half-winged, front leathery, back membranous Mouthparts - Piercing/sucking Metamorphosis - Incomplete Other - plant parasites, predators

18. True Bugs - Hemiptera

19. More Hemiptera

20. Cicadas - Homoptera Wings - 2 pr, straight if present Mouthparts - Piercing/sucking (plants) Metamorphosis - Incomplete Other – leaf and plant hoppers, 17 year cicada

21. Cicadas - Homoptera

22. Fleas - Siphonoptera Wings - n/a Mouthparts - Biting Metamorphosis - Complete Other - all parasites, flattened to move between hairs/feathers

23. Fleas - Siphonoptera

24. Today in EnvEd First two pages of insects packet, turned in be the end of the period Concert for the Climate??!! Spider test retakes - Last half hour, finish the insects video Sketches!

25. Insect Lab Madagascar Hissing Cockroach – 5 really good facts to share. Mosquito – 3 sketches; larva, pupa, adult Beetle (mealworm) – 3 sketches; larva, pupa, adult Flea – Sketch PLUS notes from handout Butterfly scale - sketch Honeybee – Describe the 3 castes, stages in life of a worker (see honeybee powerpoint) Crickets – More honeybees, How honey is made and discuss CCD Zoobooks – 10 facts suitable for sharing with visiting elementary students.

26. Hissing roaches – 5 really good facts. Mosquito – sketch 3 stages. Mealworm beetle – sketch 3 stages Flea – sketch plus 3 facts butterfly scale – sketch honeybee – castes and worker stages more honeybee – how honey is made plus CCD. zoobooks – 10 facts you would share Insect Study Lab

27. Insect TEST 60%40% Orders of Insects A.Beetles B.Flies C.True bugs D.Termites E.Cicadas F.Dragonflies G.Grasshoppers H.Fleas I.Butterflies J.Ants, bees Vocabulary List Metamorphosis - types Life - Insects

28. Insect Lab (one sheet of paper, halved, front and back) Beetles/metamorphosis – Study the large beetle specimens, then sketch and label the larva, pupa and adult of the mealworm beetle. Honeybee – notes on both the castes and the importance of the honeybee. Butterfly & Moth – Five notes from the zoobook, sketch a microscopic view of wing scales. Sketch a butterfly and moth and LABEL the differences. Insect Zoobooks – Minimum of 10 facts you would share with an elementary student.