WEEK 9: TAXONOMY OF LEPIDOPTERA & HYMENOPTERA

In week 4 you placed insects into taxonomic orders by examining the physical characteristics of insects in combination with taxonomic keys (those found within your textbook: Borrer & De Long, 7th edition). This week, you will use the taxonomic keys to place insects into their correct family, by following the descriptions of physical characteristics that best match your insect specimen.

FAMILIES IN ORDER LEPIDOPTERA & HYMENOPTERA

ORDER LEPIDOPTERA (Moths & Butterflies)	FAMILIES:
	(1) Sesiidae (Clear-Winged Moths)
	(2) Tortricidae (Leafrollers, Budworms, etc.)
	(3) Pyralidae (Snout Moths)
	(4) Pieridae (Whites, Sulfurs & Orange Tips)
	(5) Nymphalidae (Brush-Footed Butterlies)
	(6) Geometridae (Inchworms, Geometers, etc.)
	(7) Lasiocampidae (Tent Caterpillars)
	(8) Arctiidae (Tiger Moths)
	(9) Noctuidae (Underwings, Cutworms, etc.)
ORDER HYMENOPTERA (Bees, Wasps, Hornets, Ants)	FAMILIES:
	(10) Tenthredinidae (Common Sawflies)
	(11) Siricidae (Horntails)
	(12) Braconidae (Braconids)
	(13) Ichneumonidae (Ichneumonids)
	(14) Calcidoidea (Chalcids)
	(15) Cynipidae (Gall Wasps, etc.)
	(16) Sphecidae (Sphecid Wasps)
	(17) Megachilidae (Leaf-Cutting Bees)
	(18) Apidae (Honey Bees, Bumble Bees)
	(19) Vespidae (Paper Wasps, Potter Wasps)
	(20) Formicidae (Ants)

KEYING STEPS FOR FAMILIES OF LEPIDOPTERA (MOTHS & BUTTERFLIES):

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