Life
Divided into 5 Kingdoms (grouping by common traits}
K. Animalia
Multicellular, consumer, move.
K. Plantae
Multicellular, make own food/producer.
K. Fungi
Multicellular, consumer, don’t move.
K. Protista
Most unicellular, both consumers and producers.
These organisms have cells with a nucleus.
K. Monera
These cells do not have a nucleus.
Each Kingdom is divided into many Phyla.
ex. K. Animalia is divided into many Phyla including:
P. Chordata
Organism have a nerve cord and cartilage or bone down their
back.
P. Arthropoda
Organisms have exoskeleton and jointed legs.
Each Phylum is divided into many Classes.
Ex. P. Arthropoda is divided into many classes including:
C. Arachnida 8 legs
C. Crustacea many paired legs
C. Insecta
6 legs
Each Class is divided into many Orders. Below are some of the insect orders that can be used in
your insect collection.
Beetle/ Order Coleoptera
Grasshhopper/katydid/ Order Orthoptera
True Bug-leafhopper/ Order Hemiptera
Butterfly-moths/ Order Lepidoptera
Flies-misquito/ Order Diptera
Dragonfly-damselfly/ Order Odonata
Preying Mantis/ Order Mantodea do not collect!!
Walking Stick/ Order Phasmatodea
Cockroach/ Order Blattodea
Termite Order Isoptera
Silverfish/ Order Thysanura
Earwig/ Order Dermoptera
Green Lacewing-antlion/ Order Neuroptera
Ant, Wasp, bees/ Order Hymenoptera
Mayfly/ Order Ephemoptera
Cicada, aphids/ Order Homoptera
Caddisfly/ Order Trichoptera
Example of a correct label.
Common Name:
Order: Orthoptera
Date Collected:
Location Collected:
Beetle
8/17/2014
Berg Park