LEPIDOPTERA

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LEPIDOPTERA
Butterflies, moths, skippers
Ordinal Characteristics (1) adults have
sucking, larvae have chewing mouthparts (2)
complete metamorphosis (3) adults have two pairs
of wings covered with scales, larvae none
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LEPIDOPTERA

• Species common name
• Garden webworm (larva)
• Family/Group common name
• ..
• Scientific family name
• ..
• Food
• Foliage

Butterflies, moths, skippers
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LEPIDOPTERA

• Species common name
• Southwestern corn borer moth
• Family/Group common name
• ..
• Scientific family name
• ..
• Food
• Nectar/pollen

Butterflies, moths, skippers
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LEPIDOPTERA

• Species common name
• Corn earworm moth (bollworm)
• Family/Group common name
• ..
• Scientific family name
• Noctuidae
• Food
• Nectar/pollen

Butterflies, moths, skippers
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LEPIDOPTERA

• Species common name
• Corn earworm (bollworm larva)
• Family/Group common name
• ..
• Scientific family name
• Noctuidae
• Food
• Fruit of plant

Butterflies, moths, skippers
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LEPIDOPTERA

• Species common name
• Whitelined sphinx moth
• Family/Group common name
• Sphinx moth
• Scientific family name
• Sphingidae
• Food
• Nectar/pollen

Butterflies, moths, skippers
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LEPIDOPTERA

• Species common name
• Tomato hornworm moth
• Family/Group common name
• Sphinx moth
• Scientific family name
• Sphingidae
• Food
• Nectar/pollen

Butterflies, moths, skippers
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LEPIDOPTERA

• Species common name
• Tomato hornworm (larva)
• Family/Group common name
• Sphinx moth
• Scientific family name
• Sphingidae
• Food
• Foliage

Butterflies, moths, skippers
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LEPIDOPTERA

• Species common name
• Tobacco hornworm (larva)
• Family/Group common name
• Sphinx moth
• Scientific family name
• Sphingidae
• Food
• Foliage

Butterflies, moths, skippers
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LEPIDOPTERA

• Species common name
• ..
• Family/Group common name
• Tiger moth
• Scientific family name
• ..
• Food
• Nectar/pollen

Butterflies, moths, skippers
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LEPIDOPTERA

• Species common name
• Luna moth
• Family/Group common name
• Giant silkworm moth
• Scientific family name
• ..
• Food
• Nectar/pollen

Butterflies, moths, skippers
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LEPIDOPTERA

• Species common name
• Cecropia moth
• Family/Group common name
• Giant silkworm moth
• Scientific family name
• ..
• Food
• Nectar/pollen

Butterflies, moths, skippers
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LEPIDOPTERA

• Species common name
• Polyphemus moth
• Family/Group common name
• Giant silkworm moth
• Scientific family name
• ..
• Food
• Nectar/pollen

Butterflies, moths, skippers
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LEPIDOPTERA

• Species common name
• Mimosa webworm (larva)
• Family/Group common name
• ..
• Scientific family name
• ..
• Food
• Foliage

Butterflies, moths, skippers
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LEPIDOPTERA

• Species common name
• Bagworm case
• Family/Group common name
• ..
• Scientific family name
• ..
• Food
• Does not feed

Butterflies, moths, skippers
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LEPIDOPTERA

• Species common name
• ..
• Family/Group common name
• Skipper
• Scientific family name
• Hesperiidae
• Food
• Nectar/pollen

Butterflies, moths, skippers
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LEPIDOPTERA

• Species common name
• Monarch butterfly
• Family/Group common name
• ..
• Scientific family name
• ..
• Food
• Nectar/pollen

Butterflies, moths, skippers
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LEPIDOPTERA

• Species common name
• Viceroy butterfly
• Family/Group common name
• ..
• Scientific family name
• ..
• Food
• Nectar/pollen

Butterflies, moths, skippers
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LEPIDOPTERA

• Species common name
• Red admiral butterfly
• Family/Group common name
• ..
• Scientific family name
• ..
• Food
• Nectar/pollen

Butterflies, moths, skippers
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LEPIDOPTERA

• Species common name
• ..
• Family/Group common name
• Swallowtail butterfly
• Scientific family name
• Papilionidae
• Food
• Nectar/pollen

Butterflies, moths, skippers
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LEPIDOPTERA

• Species common name
• ..
• Family/Group common name
• Sulphur butterfly
• Scientific family name
• Pieridae
• Food
• Nectar/pollen

Butterflies, moths, skippers