METAMORPHOSIS OF VARIOUS INSECTS
This chart illustrates examples of the
four types of metamorphosis and lists the orders of
insects that are included in each metamorphosis
type. Complete the exercise that follows the chart.
Metamorphosis of Various Insects
| Examples |
Orders |
| Silverfish |
Collembola |
| Springtail |
Collembola |
| Chewing Lice |
Mallophaga |
| Sucking Lice |
Anoplura |
| Examples |
Orders |
| Grasshoppers |
Orthoptera |
| Termites |
Isoptera |
| Booklice |
Psocoptera (Corrodentia) |
| Thrips |
Thysanoptera |
| True Bugs |
Hemiptera |
| Aphids |
Homoptera |
| Earwigs |
Dermaptera |
| Examples |
Orders |
| Mayflies |
Ephemeroptera |
| Dragonflies |
Odonata |
| Stoneflies |
Plecoptera |
| Examples |
Orders |
| Lacewing |
Neuroptera |
| Beetles |
Coleoptera |
| Scorpionfly |
Mecoptera |
| Coddisfly |
Trichoptera |
| Moths, Butterflies |
Lepidoptera |
| Flies |
Diptera |
| Fleas |
Siphonaptera |
| Wasps, Bees |
Hymenoptera |
Name the stage during which growth takes place for each of the types of metamorphosis:
Type of Metamorphosis |
Stage |
| 1. Without Metamorphosis |
? |
| 2. Gradual Metamorphosis |
? |
| 3. Incomplete Metamorphosis |
? |
| 4. Complete Metamorphosis |
? |
Answers to this table.