Correct identification of insect order important for pest. I collected a few images of insect wings ages ago and rediscovered them on my laptop last week. Ecto parasites like head louse, poultry louse and flea are secondarily wingless. In the 1970s and 80s there was a rennaisance of discussion papers on the. The following key to orders begins with a couplet that asks you to determine whether or not the insect has wings.
We should all be relieved that spiders never have wings. The importance of insect order and family identification. Introduction to the identification of insects and related. Apr 17, 2017 insect mouth parts, insect wing and its types and different systems of insects 1. The transformative changes an insect passes through as it moves from one stage of its life cycle to the next is called metamorphosis. Determine if damage is from insect or related organism. A true insect, rhyniognatha hirsti, was subsequently recognised from the rhynie chert and although its jaws were mayflylike, there was no evidence as to whether it had any vestiges of wings. To understand how an insect lives, functions, and reproduces. As a class, discuss the different types of insects collected. These are the major causes of disease in many tropical and subtropical countries. And now for my next trick, standing on my headbest viewed large 330692738. Gradual metamorphosis has three stages egg, nymph, and adult. Pdf veins improve fracture toughness of insect wings.
To achieve this insect wings can deform readily, even reversibly, through its overall. During pupation, the insects body rearranges itself, resulting in a complete change in form from the immature to an adult insect. Insect orders with a complete life cycle conventionally, insect orders are studied from those which are considered to be the most primitive, progressing through those which are more advanced ies, moths, bees, and beetles. The large anal area are membranous and folded in fanlike manner. Write a story, describing your insect, where it lives, what it eats, and how it moves. Missouri bee identification guide beesare beneficial bees play an essential role in natural and agricultural systems as pollinators of flowering plants that provide food, fiber, spices, medicines and animal forage. To achieve this insect wings can deform readily, even reversibly, through its overall structure. Correct identification of insect order important for pest control by scott schell did grasshoppers strip your pastures and yards bare last summer. In fact, many flowervisiting flies are bee and wasp mimics. The tiny structures such as denticle or setae on the insect wings enhance the hydrophobicity, thereby enabling the wings to be cleaned more. Does the insect have sucking or chewing mouthparts. During the 19th century, the question of insect wing evolution originally rested on two main positions. Learn to distinguish insects by their wings and body types. While visual evidence of insect damage to turfgrass is often seen above ground, damage can be caused by insects that live either.
Many insects have flight wings which are hidden beneath another set of modified wings called elytra see examples on page 10. Bees common genera in minnesota sweat bees halictus spp. The great thing about these types of wings is that you can really go to town with your experiments. To study specializations and adaptability of structures such as the mouthparts, antennae, legs, wings and. Usually two pairs of wings absent in many insects such as lice, eas, ants. Many also flash rapidly when caught in a spider web or placed in a jar, a stress reaction that others recognize as a danger signal. The wings pivot up and down around a single pivot point.
Normally two pairs of wings are present in insects and they are borne on pterothoracic segments viz. Insects are of different types and we may confuse with worms. Anal veins a veins behind the cubitus, unbranched, two in forewing, many in hind wing. Pdf the hind wings of insects are membraneous outgrowths of the integument and they are sensitive to damage. They must be capable of enduring collisions or tearing without failure.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Grubs, maggots, and caterpillars are types of larvae. Insect investigation j o h n h e i n z n a t i o n a l w i l d l i f e r e f u g e a t t i n i c u m objectives. An insect s wings are outgrowths of the exoskeleton that enable it to fly. There are no or very few branching in stick insect wing veins. At least 30 other types of dark fireflies emerge when the summer sun sets in indiana, flashing patterns and colors to find mates. Twist the ends together with your pliers dont forget to leave enough. Various types of paper for wings tissue paper, vellum. Head the head of an insect is composed of a series of segments, which are specialized for food gathering. Are there signs of insect infestation such as frass. On the basis of presence and absence of wings the insect kingdom is classified into pterygotes and apterygotes respectively.
Insects make up the vast majority of the described species of plants and animals. In the 1970s and 80s there was a rennaisance of discussion papers on the origin of flight in winged insects pterygotes. I collected a few images of insect wings ages ago and rediscovered them on my laptop. Insects photographic atlas of entomology and guide to insect identification how to know the immature insects insects and diseases of woody plants of the central rockies pests of the west book title list handout. The wings are raised by a contraction of muscles attached to the base of the wing inside toward the middle of the insect the pivot point. Kentucky 4h entomology key to common insect orders objectives kentucky 4h entomology projects involve collecting, identifying, and labeling insects. Do not have to cut out, can just draw on insect insect wings not all insects have wings large small long short 19.
Insects exhibit a range of mouthparts, adapted to particular modes of feeding. Aquatic insect evolution all aquatic insects have wings as adults primitive oldwinged insects. Insect mouth parts, insect wing and its types and different systems of insects 1. Towards the edge of the hind wing the two types of veins show a different morphological structure. It is the second pair of wings that are used for flight. The insect wing costa subcosta radius medial cubitus anal jugal c sc r. Beetles have four wings, but the first pair of wings is hardened in order to protect the second pair of wings folded beneath. Find powerpoint presentations and slides using the power of, find free presentations research about legs and wings of insects ppt. Drosophila wings courtesy of some really smart people in wisconsin who have me looking at fruit flies a little differently. There are two kinds of insect pollinators that are often confused with bees flies and wasps. Oct 24, 2014 stick insect s wings stick insect forewings are tough opaque tegmina, short and covering only the base part of the hind wings at rest. You can find out information by browsing the list of insect orders or using this a to z list.
Identify host plant or product, narrows possibilities. The light is produced by chemicals mixing with oxygen in the insects abdomen. Go to the tab that best exemplifies the damage observed on. After leaving its egg, an insect must grow and undergo a series of physical transformations until reaching adulthood. Insect mouth parts, insect wing and its types and different. The blue morpho butterfly morpho menelaus is a species of neotropical butterfly that has iridescent blue wings the females are are not as brilliantly colored as the males and have a brown edge with white spots surrounding the iridescent blue area.
This is important because often we can tell a lot about the insect and if it is damaging to plants just by knowing what major group it falls in. Jul 26, 2019 after leaving its egg, an insect must grow and undergo a series of physical transformations until reaching adulthood. Use the body parts provided to build your own insect. To study specializations and adaptability of structures such as the mouthparts, antennae, legs, wings and pronotum. It is at right angles to the long axis of the body. Drawwing is a software for analysis of insect wing images and extraction of some information about the wings. Stick insects wings stick insect forewings are tough opaque tegmina, short and covering only the base part of the hind wings at rest. Many of these are of minor importance and are studied only from the standpoint of scienti c interest. However, many have easily observable and functional wings which immediately identify the creature as an insect. Insects compose nearly 80% of all known animal species, making them one of the most diverse metazoan groups.
Head sensory thorax locomo3on abdomen rsdgelrp leg parts compound. The structure and design of an insect wing is essential, as it must endure functionally over the insects lifespan. In future it should work properly with all insects wings. I am referring to reduced agent and area treatments, an integrated pest management ipm. A to z of insects amateur entomologists society aes. Introduction to insects and diagnosing their damage. All insects are covered by an exoskeleton, a skeleton covering the outside of their bodies like armor. Media in category insect wings the following 55 files are in this category, out of 55 total.
Iridescent wing transparency acetate wing tutorial. Identifying insect feedingdamagepresence what type of damage is present. Recognizing insect larval types by lee townsend, extension. They offer no resistance to diffusion of material from the hemolymph into the nerve cord. The information can be used for insects identification. Chewing sucking grasshopper chewing honey bee lapping piercing sucking. When an insect sheds this covering it is called molting. A list of different types of flying insects with pictures. Integer csv files of segmented images of all data along with code used in the. At the moment drawwing is designed to work with honeybee apis wings. Maxillae pincers which are less powerful than the mandibles. A typical insect has 6 legs appendages and wings to fly. Insect wings front and hind wings what else has wings.
Insect orders introduction the class hexapoda is generally studied under a classi cation system with approximately 30 orders. Tegmina elytra elytra hemelytra halteres fringed wings fringed wings scaly wings membranous wings membranous wings membranous wings hairy wings types of wing coupling hamulate amplexiform types of wing coupling frenate types of insect wings tegmina elytra elytra hemelytra halteres fringed wings fringed wings scaly wings membranous wings membranous. Cut out the pieces and glue them together to make your own personal insect. The world of insects is as fascinating as it is diverse. The undersides visible when the butterfly is resting are brown with bronzecolored eyespots. Types of insect wings tegmina elytra elytra hemelytra halteres fringed wings fringed wings scaly wings membranous wings membranous wings membranous wings hairy wings types of wing coupling hamulate amplexiform types of wing coupling frenate types of insect wings tegmina elytra elytra hemelytra halteres fringed wings fringed wings scaly wings membranous wings membranous wings membranous wings. Then all that is needed next is for you to attach your wire to your wings and they are ready for use. All wings and legs are attached to the thorax body part. Pdf wetting characteristics of insect wing surfaces.
View and download powerpoint presentations on legs and wings of insects ppt. Choose your favorite mouthparts, legs, eyes, antennae, wings, and body. Types of insect heads based on the inclination of long axis of the head and orientation of mouth parts there are three types of insect heads. The wings are one of the main features that allow us to categorize different types of insects.
Materials parts of an insect sheet aquatic insect life cycles sheet fly types sheet examples of flies, especially dry flies and nymphs. Computational analysis of size, shape and structure of insect wings. But if you use a key to identify your fly, you will find that it has 1 pair of wings. There are many insects which do not appear to have wings or actually lack wings.
Swbat begin to identify and group insects into basic orders. Plants rely on pollinators to reproduce and set seed and fruit. Correct identification of insect order important for pest control. The wings are then brought down by a contraction of muscles that attach to the wing outside of the pivot point. Recognizing insect larval types by lee townsend, extension entomologist insects develop from egg to adult in a process called metamorphosis which may be generally classified as either gradual or complete. When bugs fly nebraska 4h university of nebraskalincoln. I prefer to go in the opposite order, because the more advanced orders are more commonly. How and why insect wings evolved is not well understood and there has been a long standing debate about their origins. These insects rely other animals tissue to feed on. Missouri bee identification guide beesare beneficial.
One position postulated insect wings evolved from preexisting structures, while the second proposed insect wings were. To determine the relationship between the type of wing an insect has and its function. Direct flight muscles are found in insects such as dragonflies and cockroaches. Insect mouth parts labrum a cover which may be loosely referred to as the upper lip. Insects have one of two different arrangements of muscles used to flap their wings. The current designs of an insect wings have evolved over hundreds of. Types of insect wings tegmina elytra elytra hemelytra halteres fringed wings fringed wings scaly wings membranous wings membranous wings membranous wings hairy wings types of wing coupling hamulate amplexiform types of wing coupling frenate types of insect wings tegmina elytra elytra hemelytra halteres fringed wings fringed wings scaly wings membranous. Twist the ends together with your pliers dont forget to leave enough wire so you can attach your wings to your fairy. Illustration of the operation of an insect s wings using direct flight muscles. Exploring the origin of insect wings from an evodevo perspective. Hind wings from costa to cubitus are tough and opaque like the forewings. We can classify them based o their morphology, habitats and other characters. The perineurium extends over the whole of the central system.