Lepidoptera ■ The name means "scale wing,"and lepidopteran 浓紫彩灰蝶Heliophorus ila(de Niceville)& 报影:Cheni wings are covered with microscopic scales,The scales are visible as the "fuzz"along the edges of the wing. The Lepidoptera is the second largest order of insects comprising butterflies,skippers,and moths. comprises more than 160,000 species
Lepidoptera ◼ The name means "scale wing," and lepidopteran wings are covered with microscopic scales, The scales are visible as the "fuzz" along the edges of the wing. ◼ The Lepidoptera is the second largest order of insects comprising butterflies, skippers, and moths. ◼ comprises more than 160,000 species
Identifying characters Mouthparts form a coiled tube (proboscis)beneath the head and adapt for sucking Antennal type: Butterflies:knobbed or hooked at tip Moths:thread-like,spindle-shaped,or feather- like Adults have two pairs of membranous wings,front wings large,triangular;hind wings fan-shaped Body and wings covered with small,overlapping scales
Identifying characters ❖ Mouthparts form a coiled tube (proboscis) beneath the head and adapt for sucking ❖ Antennal type: ❖ Butterflies: knobbed or hooked at tip ❖ Moths: thread-like, spindle-shaped, or featherlike ❖ Adults have two pairs of membranous wings, front wings large, triangular; hind wings fan-shaped ❖ Body and wings covered with small, overlapping scales
The larvae of Lepidoptera are usually eruciform, each of the thoracic segments bears a pair of legs,and abdominal segments 3-6 and 10 usually bear a pair of prolegs. Larvae have chewing mouthparts ■ 四句顺口溜来记忆: ■虹吸口器鳞翅目, ■四翅膜质鳞片覆; ■蝶舞花间蛾扑火, ■幼虫多足害植物
◼ The larvae of Lepidoptera are usually eruciform, each of the thoracic segments bears a pair of legs, and abdominal segments 3-6 and 10 usually bear a pair of prolegs. ◼ Larvae have chewing mouthparts ◼ 四句顺口溜来记忆: ◼ 虹吸口器鳞翅目, ◼ 四翅膜质鳞片覆; ◼ 蝶舞花间蛾扑火, ◼ 幼虫多足害植物
一、形态特征 国23刀领翅目成虫的头部 ■体型:大→小成虫翅、体及 附肢上布满鳞片,口器虹吸 式或退化。有腹足25以对, 以5对者居多,具趾钩,多能 吐丝茧或结网。蛹为被蛹。 小盾 卵多为圆形或扁圆形等。 图3一8敏短目成虫的体型及胸足 A体服的柄造(除去辞片)B,脑足(示净角器) C.中足(示端雨和刺毛)D.后足(示中距和端更 }。翅室除中室外,有些种类在中室的上方还有由径脉
一、形态特征 ◼ 体型:大→小 成虫翅、体及 附肢上布满鳞片,口器虹吸 式或退化。有腹足2-5以对, 以5对者居多,具趾钩,多能 吐丝茧或结网。蛹为被蛹。 卵多为圆形或扁圆形等
Antennae ■The antennae of butterfies are slender and knobbed at the tip The antennae of moths are usually filiform, setaceous,or plumose
Antennae ◼ The antennae of butterfies are slender and knobbed at the tip ◼ The antennae of moths are usually filiform, setaceous, or plumose
Mouthparts .Primitive lepidopterans retain functional chewing mouthparts as adults ●The mouthparts of a butterfly or moth are usually fitted for sucking
Mouthparts ⚫Primitive lepidopterans retain functional chewing mouthparts as adults ⚫The mouthparts of a butterfly or moth are usually fitted for sucking