Challenge #3

Can you identify the orders into which insects are classified?

T. Trimpe 2008 http://sciencespot.net/

Match the each insect with its correct order.

A. OrthopteraB. OdonataC. HemipteraD. HomopteraE. LepidopteraF. DipteraG. ColeopteraH. HymenopteraI. MantodeaJ. Phasmida

1. Beetles & weevils

2. Flies & mosquitoes

3. Stink bugs & other true bugs

4. Dragonflies & damselflies

5. Cicadas, aphids, & leafhoppers

6. Butterflies & moths

7. Ants, wasps, & bees

8. Praying mantids

9. Grasshoppers & crickets

10. Walking sticks

And the answers are ...

G. Coleoptera 1. Beetles & weevils

2. Flies & mosquitoes

3. Stink bugs & other true bugs

4. Dragonflies & damselflies

5. Cicadas, aphids, & leafhoppers

6. Butterflies & moths

7. Ants, wasps, & bees

8. Praying mantids

9. Grasshoppers & crickets

10. Walking sticks

F. Diptera

J. Phasmida

C. Hemiptera

B. Odonata

D. Homoptera

E. Lepidoptera

H. Hymenoptera

I. Mantodea

A. Orthoptera