Entomology B/C ID/Question Marathon

[Jim_R]

ID Thread and Question Marathon for Entomology B/C.

[Tiktaalik]

Awesome! I'll start. I saw a lot of this species of insect on a plant in my backyard this summer (hint: this plant is also a favorite of aphids, monarch butterflies, green lacewings, and lady beetles. If you really like insect ecology, get one of these plants).

Order and species (Click to Show Hidden Text)

[img]http://www.duskyswondersite.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/cater-milkweed-tussock-moth-caterpillar.jpg[/img]

[hscmom]

Take the orange out and it looks like my neighbor's dog. Awesome photo. Some sort of butterfly.

[havenguy]

Well, it's in the order lepidoptera.

I'm not trying to split hairs, but there is a list: http://www.soinc.org/sites/default/file ... st2014.pdf, and it doesn't seem that we have to know the larval/caterpillar form for more than three moth/butterfly families. Is it in one of those families? From what I've seen of them, it's not, but I may be wrong.

Anyway, I have no idea what family it's in, but then again, I haven't started studying yet.

[Tiktaalik]

Well, it's in the order lepidoptera.

I'm not trying to split hairs, but there is a list: http://www.soinc.org/sites/default/file ... st2014.pdf, and it doesn't seem that we have to know the larval/caterpillar form for more than three moth/butterfly families. Is it in one of those families? From what I've seen of them, it's not, but I may be wrong.

Anyway, I have no idea what family it's in, but then again, I haven't started studying yet.

The family that it's in is on the list, but I guess it's one of the ones you need to know the larval form for (which is strange, because the insects of this family have some pretty well-known and interesting larval forms.

Anyway, here's the adult form. Family and species (Click to Show Hidden Text)

[img]http://bugguide.net/images/cache/Q0W0R090DQ7QNRFK9R0QTR7QYR90FRXQYRU03Q80OQ3K1RG09RFK9RZQTQI09RG0UR40S0MQDRU03RMQJRMQ1R40.jpg[/img]

[henceagrin36]

The family that it's in is on the list, but I guess it's one of the ones you need to know the larval form for (which is strange, because the insects of this family have some pretty well-known and interesting larval forms.

Anyway, here's the adult form. Family and species (Click to Show Hidden Text)

http://bugguide.net/images/cache/Q0W0R090DQ7QNRFK9R0QTR7QYR90FRXQYRU03Q80OQ3K1RG09RFK9RZQTQI09RG0UR40S0MQDRU03RMQJRMQ1R40.jpg

Entomology test doesn't need species, right? If it did, the test would be horrific.

I should start studying soon... (Click to Show Hidden Text)

Order is Lepidoptera, of course. Is the family Arctiidae? I got confused a bit since it goes by both Milkweed Tussock Moth and Milkweed Tiger Moth.

[Tiktaalik]

The family that it's in is on the list, but I guess it's one of the ones you need to know the larval form for (which is strange, because the insects of this family have some pretty well-known and interesting larval forms.

Anyway, here's the adult form. Family and species (Click to Show Hidden Text)

[img]http://bugguide.net/images/cache/Q0W0R090DQ7QNRFK9R0QTR7QYR90FRXQYRU03Q80OQ3K1RG09RFK9RZQTQI09RG0UR40S0MQDRU03RMQJRMQ1R40.jpg[/img]

Entomology test doesn't need species, right? If it did, the test would be horrific.

I should start studying soon... (Click to Show Hidden Text)

Order is Lepidoptera, of course. Is the family Arctiidae? I got confused a bit since it goes by both Milkweed Tussock Moth and Milkweed Tiger Moth.

Correct on all accounts! Your turn.
And no species? Really? I know there are a lot of species but almost all are pretty easily distinguished from one another.

[henceagrin36]

And no species? Really? I know there are a lot of species but almost all are pretty easily distinguished from one another.

Yay! Here's the next one. We're just getting started, so here's a pretty easy one!

Identify this! Order and family. (Click to Show Hidden Text)

[img]http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4136/4891868874_3382a77b25_z.jpg[/img]

I'm pretty sure that the test only asks for orders and species. I agree with you that they're all easily distinguishable, but that's still a lot of species to know. =__=

[wufactor2012]

[hide]order: Hymenoptera, family: Mutillidae[/hide]

[Tiktaalik]

Wufactor already got it, but I'll just throw in that it's a

species (Click to Show Hidden Text)

Dasymutilla occidentalis (specifically a female); I love cow killers!