Taxonomy Quiz 4 - Microleps And Butterflies

Front 1

Hesperiidae

Back 1

Clubbed antennae often with hooked/narrow at tip, broad head, no veins joined together in forewing

Front 2

Papilionidae

Back 2

Usually 1+ tail-like projection off rear of HW, only 1 anal vein, usually bright colours

Front 3

Pieridae

Back 3

White/orange/yellow with or whiteout black markings, 2 anal veins in HW

Front 4

Lycaenidae

Back 4

Usually blues/greens/coppery iridescent, 2 anal veins on HW, sometimes tiny hair-like tail

Front 5

Nymphalidae

Back 5

Front legs greatly reduced, discal cell in HW open or weakly closed, discal cell rounder/flatter than Danaidae

Front 6

Danaidae

Back 6

Front legs reduced, discal cell in HW distinctly closed, discal cell pointed instead of rounder/flatter tip

Front 7

Nepticulidae

Back 7

Very small, basal segment of antennae enlarged to form eye cap

Front 8

Gracillariidae

Back 8

Very small, wings pointed/tapered at either end, HW narrower than FW, often HW has hump at top near base of wing

Front 9

Tineidae

Back 9

Very small, Antennae usually short with whorl of erect scales (hair like) in each segment

Front 10

Yponomentidae

Back 10

Small, bright colour or white w/lack spots, no ocelli, wing tips relatively blunt

Front 11

Gelechiidae

Back 11

Small moth, HW have distinct point at tip (concave on lower side, pointed at top)

Front 12

Sesiidae

Back 12

Clear wings, often wasp mimics

Front 13

Cossidae

Back 13

Larger moth, FW more elongate than HW (2x+ as wide as long), heavy bodied

Front 14

Tortricidae

Back 14

FW squared tips, FW usually complex patterns while HW usually plain

Front 15

Psychidae

Back 15

Males usually black with fairly short/clear/mostly scaleless wings, males very hairy, females inside bag with reduced or no wings