Butterfly Biology

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Across
  1. 2. Fourth leg segment
  2. 4. Dormancy period in insects
  3. 6. Last segment of an insect leg that includes claws
  4. 7. Light filtered in one direction
  5. 9. Light-bending structures
  6. 10. Red, orange, or tan pigments
  7. 11. Species where males and females look different
  8. 12. Relationships that are mutually beneficial
  9. 14. An insect or animal that feeds on other animals
  10. 16. Non-native harmful species
  11. 20. Structures that cause light waves to overlap and interact
  12. 21. Shimmering color-changing effect
  13. 23. Third leg segment
  14. 25. Insects, diseases, and weeds that cause damage to crops, trees, and livestock
  15. 28. Strong natural polymer in exoskeletons
  16. 29. No longer in existence
  17. 30. Yellow, orange, and red pigments
  18. 31. Disguised to avoid detection
  19. 32. Second leg segment
  20. 34. Brown or black pigment
  21. 35. An animal that is caught and killed by another for food
  22. 36. Able to see ultraviolet light, in addition to the blue, green, and red
  23. 37. Blue or cyan pigment
  24. 39. Chemical poisons to kill pests
  25. 41. Fifth leg segment
  26. 42. Mimicry where harmful species have similar warning signals
  27. 43. First leg segment
  28. 45. Blue or green pigments
  29. 46. Stage of caterpillars
  30. 47. Resembling another to avoid predation
  31. 49. change Long-term change in weather patterns
  32. 50. Skin of insects
  33. 51. Behavior where butterflies drink from substrates containing sodium
  34. 52. Ability to feed on one host
Down
  1. 1. Orange pigment
  2. 3. Change in form
  3. 5. Sugary secretion produced by some insects
  4. 6. Tube-like tongue in butterflies
  5. 7. An insect or other agent that conveys pollen to a plant to promote fertilization
  6. 8. Make their own chemicals
  7. 13. Semitransparent structure
  8. 15. Able to see blue, green, and red
  9. 17. Tiny structures on wings arranged like shingles on a roof
  10. 18. Tube-like structure through which eggs are laid
  11. 19. Natural enemies developing inside insects
  12. 22. Natural home or environment
  13. 24. Warning coloration
  14. 26. Skin of insects
  15. 27. Chemical signals between insects
  16. 33. Green pigment
  17. 35. Ability to feed on multiple hosts
  18. 38. At risk of extinction
  19. 40. Mimicry where harmless species copies harmful one
  20. 44. Seasonal movement between regions
  21. 47. Shedding of integument
  22. 48. Defensive gland of swallowtail caterpillars