Single pair of membranous wings: Diptera
Coiled siphoning mouthparts: Lepidoptera
Entomology is turning out to be a pretty interesting course, but soooooo much information! Today we keyed out major orders by basic morphology and I took some pictures which turned out not too bad considering I took them on the fly (haha yes pun intended) during an info-filled lab period. These are taken with my Olympus point-and-shoot THROUGH one eyepiece of a stereoscope. I'm sure there's better ways to photograph insects, but these are actually surprisingly clear!
Capitate antennae: Lepidoptera
Single pair of membranous wings: Diptera
Plumose antennae: Lepidoptera
Elytra wings, meet in straight line: Coleoptera
Single pair of membranous wings: Diptera
Elytra wings, meet in straight line: Coleoptera
Chewing mouthparts, elytra wings: Coleoptera
Elytra wings, meet in straight line: Coleoptera
Chewing mouthparts: Coleoptera
Coiled, siphoning mouthparts: Lepidoptera
Wings covered with scales: Lepidoptera
Piercing sucking mouthparts: Hemiptera
Piercing sucking mouthparts: Homoptera
Frog like eyes: Homoptera
Rooflike membranous wings: Homopera
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