Learning Insects Orders
Choose the insects that belong in each Order.
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1) Beetle Order - Coleoptera ____, ____, ____, ____, ____
wings: two pairs
mouth parts: chewing
metamorphosis: complete (complex)
2) Mantid and Cockroach Order - Dictyoptera ____, ____
wings: two pairs
mouth parts: biting and chewing
metamorphosis: incomplete (simple)
3) True Fly Order - Diptera ____, ____, ____
wings: one pair
mouth parts: piercing and sucking
metamorphosis: complete (complex)
4) Butterfly & Moth Order - Lepidoptera ____, ____, ____
wings: two pairs
mouth parts: sucking
metamorphosis: complete (complex)
5) Mayfly Order - Ephemeroptera ____
wings: two pairs
mouth parts: none
metamorphosis: incomplete (simple)
6) Ant, Bee, & Wasp Order - Hymenoptera ____, ____, ____
wings: two pairs or none
mouth parts: chewing or sucking
metamorphosis: complete (complex)
7) Dragonfly Order - Odonata ____, ____
wings: two pairs
mouth parts: chewing
metamorphosis: incomplete (simple)
8) Grasshoppers & Relatives Order - Orthoptera ____, ____, ____
wings: two pairs, some none
mouth parts: chewing
metamorphosis: incomplete (simple)
9) Stick & Leaf Insects Order - Phasmida ____
wings: none
mouth parts: chewing
metamorphosis: incomplete (simple)
Choices:
A. luna moth
B. ladybug
C. grasshopper
D. mosquito
E. mayfly
F. walkingstick
G. bumblebee
H. dragonfly
I. ground beetle
J. katydid
K. cricket
L. damselfly
M. swallowtail butterfly
N. yellowjacket
O. ant
P. praying mantis
Q. firefly
R. house fly
S. potato beetle
T. deer fly
U. dung beetle
V. cockroach
Anwer Sheet Included on Printable PDF
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