Across
- 5. the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages.
- 7. seasonal movement of animals from one region to another.
- 8. second stage of life cycle; also called caterpillars
- 9. house moth- most common moth
- 10. second stage of life cycle; also called caterpillars
- 12. a nectar-feeding insect with two pairs of large, typically brightly colored wings that are covered with microscopic scales; have clubbed or dilated antennae, hold their wings erect when at rest, and are active by day.
- 14. lady- most common butterfly
Down
- 1. Hawk-Moth- one of the rarest moths, also highly poisonous
- 2. typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae.
- 3. a person who studies or collects butterflies and moths.
- 4. Symmetry- the property of being divisible into symmetrical halves on either side of a unique plane; butterflies have this
- 6. Verdes Blue- rarest butterfly with a life span of only five days
- 10. Cycle - a complete metamorphosis; each stage serves a different purpose in the life of the insect
- 11. third stage of the life cycle; when a chrysalis forms
- 13. first stage of the life cycle; tiny and typically found attached to leaves