Insect Identification - University Of Wyoming
InsectIdentificationDeveloped by:Scott Schell & Dr. AlexLatchininskyCES – Entomology Renewable ResourcesUniv. of Wyoming,2007
Taxonomy: science ofclassifying organismsNames help humans organize and talkabout things.However, you don’t have to be ataxonomist to make correct, effectivemanagement identifications.
The Basic Organization Kingdom - AnimaliaPhylum - ArthropodaClass - InsectaOrder - OrthopteraFamily - AcrididaeGenus - HesperotettixSpecies - viridisMultiple common names:clown or snakeweedgrasshopper
The Critical Categories Kingdom - AnimaliaPhylum - ArthropodaClass – InsectaOrder - OrthopteraFamily - AcrididaeGenus - HesperotettixSpecies - viridis
The Importance of InsectOrder and Familyidentification1. ID books are organized aroundthese classification levels.2. Many times, Family level ID issufficient for management.3. For genus or species level ID youneed specialized taxonomic keys (ifavailable) or expert assistance.
How you can identifyinsects Know the basic body forms of adultand immature insects.
The DiagnosticCharacteristics of:Class InsectaAdult Insect Characters: 3 pairs of legs 3 body regions (head, thorax,abdomen) Zero, 1, or 2 pairs of wings 1 pair of antennae
The DiagnosticCharacteristics of Insecta:
The DiagnosticCharacteristics ofInsecta?
How you can identifyinsects Know the basic body parts used asdiagnostic characters.
VERY important!determine feeding damage
Tarsi Feetshaped for swimmingshaped for climbing
How you can identifyinsects Know the basic body forms of adultand immature insects.
Insect Life CyclesImmature insect’s forms and features canvary greatly from the adult stage.Immature dragonflyAdult dragonfly
Simple MetamorphosisInsects must molt orshed the exoskeletonto grow in size.Annual life cycle illustrated.
Complete MetamorphosiseggMonarchbutterfly adultlarva or caterpillarchrysalis or pupa
Insect Larvae formsVermiform – no legs,worm-like; grub or maggot.Bronze birch borer
Insect Larvae formsVermiform – with no head capsule, just hooksa.k.a. maggotHouse fly
Insect Larvae formsVermiform – with head capsule no legsfungus gnatby Mark Ascerno
Insect Larvae formsCampodeiform – legs welldeveloped, mobile.7-spotted lady beetle
Insect Larvae formsScarabaeiform – have legsbut limited locomotion.Tenlined June beetle
Insect Larvae formsElateriform – long, hardened,cylindrical body with short legs.Sugarbeet wireworm larvaClick beetleElateridae Family
Insect Larvae formsEruciform – six thoracic legswith abdominal prolegs formovement.Black Swallowtail larvaand adult.
How you can identifyinsects Get good guide books for generaland specialized uses. Some IDbooks are written specifically onplant pest and use the plant speciesand damage done to determinespecies.
Some good books: Peterson Field Guides: Insects Photographic Atlas of Entomologyand Guide To Insect Identification How to Know the Immature Insects Insects and Diseases of WoodyPlants of the Central Rockies* Pests of the West *Book title list hand-out .
Peterson’s Field GuideOrders 26 Orders: Many Orders won’t beencountered or noticed because oftheir size, habitat, or life cycle.Some new classifications and newinsect Orders in current literature,but it is a good general reference.
Principle Insect Orders ofHorticultural Importance
Order Orthoptera - Grasshoppers,Crickets, Katydids, *Mantids,*Walkingsticks, *Cockroaches*These are now separate Orders in new classifications;Mantodea, Phasmatodea, Blattaria, respectively.
Order Orthoptera - Suborder Caelifera“short antennae”pygmy grasshopper not a pest
Order Orthoptera - Suborder Ensifera- Crickets, KatydidsJerusalem cricketMormon cricketMole cricket
Order Orthoptera - *Mantids*Now Order Mantodea in new classifications.
Order Orthoptera - *Walkingsticks*Now Order Phasmatodea in new classifications.
Order Orthoptera - *Cockroaches*Now Order Blattaria in new classifications.
Order Dermaptera - Earwigs“skin-wing”
Order Thysanoptera - Thrips“fringe-wing”Fringe of hairs around wingsis a diagnostic character.Not all species have wingsand the nymphs don’t either.Common thrips scrap offthe top layer of leaves andfeed. Can be human pestsand cause skin irritation.
Order Hemiptera - True Bugs“half-wing”
Order Hemiptera - True Bugstwo texture wingsBeak starts from front of headand folds back when not in use.
Order Homoptera - Hoppers“same-wing”Piercing sucking beak frombase of headAdult and nymph
Order Homoptera - AphidsWingedWingless
Order Homoptera – Cicadasaka periodic locusts
Order Homoptera – Hoppersand Planthoppers
Order Homoptera - Whiteflies
Order Homoptera - Scale Insects“Soft Scale” example“Hard Scale” exampleImmobile as adults, females, secret hard or soft covering
Order Homoptera - Mealybugssecret waxy covering over their bodies
Order Coleoptera - Beetles“sheath-wing”Ladybird larvaLadybird adult
Coleoptera - BeetlesFront wings are called elytra and meet in a straight line.Typical front wings spreadslightly.A few have short frontwings.
Order Lepidoptera Butterflies and Moths“scale-wing”
Butterflies and Mothshave wing scales thatgive color and pattern tothe wings
Order Neuroptera - Lacewings“nerve-wing”Both adults (left) andlarvae (below) arebeneficial predators.Egg
Order Diptera - Flies“two-wing”This Robber fly from Asilidaemimics a bee for defense.Syrphid fly larvahunting for aphids.
Order Diptera - FliesModified and reduced hind wingscalled Halteres are the diagnostic characterCrane flyHalteres
Hymenoptera - Bees“membrane-wing”AdultLarvae in cells
Hymenoptera - Non-stinging Waspsmany tiny, veryspecialized speciesare found in natureA dead aphid, killed by the wasp larvaedeveloping inside it.
Hymenoptera - Stinging WaspsVoracious predatorsof other insects.Have warning coloration2 pairs of wings,“Wasp waist”
Hymenoptera - AntsThe thin connection between the thorax and abdomenhas one or two humps in all ants.
Hymenoptera - SawfliesThe worst plant pests in theOrder. They lack the waspwaist of other members ofthe Order.AdultPlant feeding larvae
Book title list hand-out . Peterson’s Field Guide Orders 26 Orders: Many Orders won’t be encountered or noticed because of . - Crickets, Katydids Mormon cricket Jerusalem cricket Mole cricket . Order Orthoptera - *Mantids *Now Order Mantodea in new classifications. .
IP-13 IPM for Home Gardens—Insect ID and Control CTAHR — July 2003 . Insect identification . If you have an insect problem, you need to know what insect pest you are dealing with and what stage of the insect’s life cycle is the most likely to cause damage, as well as the stage most susceptible to control measures. General insect information
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