Insect classification

If present, number and type

Order Orthoptera

• Simple development• Chewing mouthparts• Two pairs of wings/ first set are thickened and leather-like

Orthoptera wings1st pair leather like, thickened >

2nd pair thin flying wing

Earwigs- Dermaptera

• Short wing covers-second pair not always developed

• Simple development• Chewing mouthparts• Have terminal forceps

True bugs -Order Hemiptera

•Simple development•Sucking mouthparts•Two pairs of wings/ 1st pair a half wing in Heterocera

< Half wing

True Bugs- Hemiptera wings

Two sets of wings

1st pair thick< half wing

< half wing

Aphids, scales, ciada

•Simple development•Sucking mouthparts•Two pairs of membrane type wings

Adult cicada

1

2

Butterflies and moths -Order Lepidoptera

•Complete development-larvae are caterpillars

•Larvae have chewing mouth parts

•Two pairs of wings/ Covered with scales

Beetles- Order Coleoptera•Complete development- larvae are grubs

•Chewing mouthparts larvae and adults

•Two pairs of wings-first hardened into wing covers

<wing cover

Adult beetle

Beetle Larva 3sets of legs

True Flies- Order Diptera•Complete development-larvae are maggots•Chewing mouthparts in larvae/variable in adults•Adults only have 1 pair of wings

< 1 pair of wings

Horse fly

Ants,bees, Order Hymenoptera

•Complete development-larvae are maggot like•Chewing mouthparts in larvae•Two pairs of wings- both membrane likehooked together to work as one