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