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).
Take the orange out and it looks like my neighbor's dog. Awesome photo. Some sort of butterfly.
Re: Entomology B/C ID/Question Marathon
Posted: August 31st, 2013, 8:08 am
by 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.
Re: Entomology B/C ID/Question Marathon
Posted: August 31st, 2013, 11:27 am
by Tiktaalik
havenguy wrote: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.
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.
Entomology test doesn't need species, right? If it did, the test would be horrific.
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.
Re: Entomology B/C ID/Question Marathon
Posted: September 1st, 2013, 9:15 pm
by Tiktaalik
henceagrin36 wrote:
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.
Entomology test doesn't need species, right? If it did, the test would be horrific.
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.
Re: Entomology B/C ID/Question Marathon
Posted: September 1st, 2013, 9:56 pm
by 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!
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. =__=
Here's the next one. We're just getting started, so here's a pretty easy one!