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Lab-4

Lepidoptera:

  • Fewer than 6 pro-legs

Hymenoptera:

  • Greater than or equals 6 pro-legs

Lepidoptera Geometridae:

  • larvae only have pro-legs on segments 6 + 10
    • Moves around "geometrically" (arches body up and pushes forwards)
  • Geometric wings
BinomialCommonNote
Choristoneura freemaniWestern spruce budworm
Choristoneura biennistwo-year cycle budworm
Choristoneura conflictanalarge aspen tortix
Acleris gloveranaWestern blackheaded budworm
Lambdina fiscellaria lugubrosaWestern hemlock looper
Orgyia pseudotsugataDouglas-fir tussock moth
Lymantria dispargypsy moth
Hyphantria cuneafall webworm
Malacosoma disstriaforest tent caterpillar

Shoot-feeding insects:

BinomialCommonNote
Pissodes strobiwhite pine weevil
Pissodes terminalislodgepole pine terminal weevil

Adelgids:

BinomialCommonNote
Adelges cooleyiCooley spruce gall adelgid
Adelges pice

Sawflies: Female oviposter cut into twigs and branches and lays their eggs there

  • Causes shepherds hooks