Lepidoptera

One of the most fascinating creatures to me as a child was the monarch butterfly. Not only for its eye-catching wings that match the autumn leaves, but how they are the only butterfly that migrates south for the winter, similar to birds. Every year, millions make their journey from North America to Mexico or California, although those individual butterflies won’t return. Monarch migration is one of mother nature’s greatest phenomena. They migrate for two reasons: they cannot withstand the harsh, cold weather, and the larval food plants don’t grow in their winter habitats, so the spring generation migrates back north where plants grow. The monarch life cycle begins in the late summer and early autumn, when they emerge from their pupae. They…

What is a monarch butterfly? Well to be exact, the monarch butterfly is one of the most highly recognizable butterflies in America. Their beauty is what captures the eyes of many. They fly throughout the American sky and are mainly spotted on flowers with their beautiful orange, black and white wings that they are strongly known for. Note that on the hind wings of the male Monarch there are two visible black spots and also the webbing within the wings are quite thin. When a female is spotted,…

However, there are many more insects classified as arthropods other than just monarch butterflies. Furthermore, monarch butterflies are classified under the Lepidoptera order. This order consists of only very closely related organisms, such as moths and butterflies. They are classified under the Nymphalidae family. This family consists of “brush-footed butterflies.” They are classified this way because their front legs are shorter than all of the other ones. As you can tell from the imagine on…

Area Found: This pill bug was found on campus, under a few rocks along the sidewalk. There were multiple specimens found in the same area. It was living in dirt on a rainy night. Habitat: Native to the Mediterranean and since introduced all over the world. They prefer the moist environments because of a waxy outer covering that does not allow them to retain water. Diet: They mostly eat the decomposing plant materials and seeds. A. vulgare can also feed on the roots of garden vegetables such…

Name of Activity: Metamorphosis Resources: - The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Belk Library - Pipe cleaners, paper plates, popsicle sticks, and craft pom-poms – Hobby Lobby - Crayons, color pencils, and glue- Freedom Trail Objectives: My objective is to teach kids about metamorphosis by using the popular children’s book The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Then I’ll have them create either caterpillars using popsicle sticks and pom-poms or decorate butterfly wings using crayons and color pencils. Hook:…

Antennae - Used primarily to sense smell, but can also detect wind speed and touch. Eyes - Large, immovable compound eyes detect light. Each eye has thousands of lenses. Mouth - Sheep Moths do not have any working mouthparts. Other organisms in the Sheep Moth’s habitat include Mountain Bluebirds, Golden Eagles, Montane Shrews, Long-tailed Weasles, Elk, and other mountain meadow-dwelling creatures A mountain meadow consists of grasses and flowering plants on a mountainside, and typically has a…

If Caterpillars Can Fly, So Can I is a compelling piece of writing that holds timeless information. This is one of the best books in the Caribbean on personal development. Alvin Day concluded that everyone like a caterpillar was born to fly regardless of their present conditions. The universe rewards people who know the secrets of the laws, and ignorance of the laws brings about ruin. The principles of the universal laws are not like social laws that can be broken without facing the consequences…

Sitting serenely in the grass, a wing of a forgotten butterfly lies, swaying lightly with the wind, entwined with the grasses emerald tendrils. A piece, fallen off from a butterfly lost in a storm, the soft curve of delicacy, somehow surviving the breeze. Barely bigger than a mouse bairn curled up to sleep. Soft scales shed as the cool air weathers the wing’s delicate frame. A bright patch of marmalade, crossed by sable black veins that encompass each hue of the wing, and creamy spots the…

Progress summary With the termination of sterile insect technique efforts to limit the spread of Argentine Cactus Moth, Cactoblastis cactorum, population management strategies, such as biological control, are being investigated. The parasitoid Apanteles opuntiarum, is believed to have co-evolved with C. cactorum. To assess the non-target effects of the koinobiont larval parasitoid on non-target pyralids, host specificity tests were implemented in quarantine laboratory conditions. Argentine…

External features of Pigeon – Morphology – *The body of pigeon is spindle shaped (Fig.20.1) having a size of 20-25 cm. *The body is divisible into head, neck, trunk and tail. *The body is covered by backwardly directed…