Across
- 4. Moth family whose larvae roll plant tissue into feeding shelters and cause major orchard infestations.
- 9. Small moths with forward-pointing palps that resemble a snout; many are stored-product pests.
- 12. Blood-feeding arachnids with a hardened dorsal plate and a long feeding period on vertebrate hosts.
- 15. Social insects with elbowed antennae and constricted waists; colonies contain winged and wingless castes.
- 16. Parasitic wasps with elongated ovipositors used to inject eggs into concealed hosts.
- 17. Rapid fliers with spindle-shaped bodies and long proboscises capable of hovering while feeding on nectar.
- 21. Sawflies with caterpillar-like larvae that feed externally on plants but lack abdominal crochets.
- 22. Butterflies with tail-like wing extensions and larvae that can evert a foul-smelling defensive organ.
- 23. Microscopic arachnids lacking antennae; many are parasitic or live in soil and detritus.
- 24. Butterflies often displaying ultraviolet wing patterns used in mate recognition.
- 25. Solitary wasps that dig burrows and provision them with paralyzed insects for their larvae.
Down
- 1. Moths with transparent wings and narrow abdomens that exhibit mimicry of stinging hymenopterans.
- 2. Tiny wasps that manipulate plant tissue to form galls where their larvae develop.
- 3. Butterflies with muscular bodies and hooked antennae; known for quick, skipping flight.
- 5. Small parasitic wasps often used in biological control; adults have one recurrent vein in the forewing.
- 6. Wood-boring wasps that deposit eggs into tree trunks along with symbiotic fungi aiding larval digestion.
- 7. Large moths with vestigial mouthparts and eyespots on wings; adults live only long enough to reproduce.
- 8. Insects with scaled wings, a coiled feeding tube, and complete metamorphosis.
- 10. Bees that may live alone or in small colonies, some attracted to perspiration for salt.
- 11. Solitary bees that use leaves or resin to line brood cells; pollen is carried beneath the abdomen.
- 13. Small butterflies whose caterpillars secrete substances that attract and appease ants.
- 14. Wingless female wasps with dense hair and extremely painful stings; males are winged and morphologically distinct.
- 18. Adults have slender bodies and broad wings; larvae move in looping motions due to reduced prolegs.
- 19. Social wasps that build paperlike nests from chewed plant fiber and exhibit complex caste systems.
- 20. Larvae are densely haired and spin communal silk tents on tree branches during development.