A little 'ephemera' quiz

sedgeking · #1 (**permalink**) 18-04-2009, 11:27 PM

Lifted from another site

.... but useful for an enquiring mind

I got one wrong

btw

Quote:

1. Which one of the following insect species is a member of the order Ephemeroptera?
February Red
Mayfly
June Bug

2. Which of these insects is the 'Sherry Spinner' artificial fly intended to imitate?
Male dun of the March Brown
Female spinner of the Iron Blue Dun
Female spinner of the Blue-winged Olive

3. Which of the following gives birth to live young?
Coleoptera - the beetles
Isoperla grammatica - the Yellow Sally stonefly
Cloëon diptera - the Pond Olive

4. Which one of these statements is true?
Some dragonfly larvae take several years to reach maturity
All dragonflies have a one-year life cycle
All dragonflies (Odonata) have four wings and four legs

5. Which one of the following is not an insect (class Insecta)?
Dytiscus marginalis - the Great Diving Beetle
Gammarus pulex - the Freshwater Shrimp
Hydrometra - the Water Measurer

6. Which one of these flies is mainly found on lakes?
Baëtis scambus
Cloëon simile
Chloroperla torrentium

7. Which of these statements does not apply to Chiromomus plumosus - the buzzer midge?
The larvae are commonly referred to as Bloodworms
The adults have four wings of approximately equal length
Their life cycle comprises egg, larva, pupa and winged adult stages

8. Which one of these insects has a dun or subimago stage in its life cycle?
Centroptilum pennulatum - the Large Spurwing
Sericostoma personatum - the Welshman's Button
Tipula maxima - the Large Cranefly

9. Which one of the these beetles is a terrestrial insect?
Gyrinus - the whirligig beetle
Hydrophilus - the Silver Beetle
Cantharis rustica - the Sailor Beetle

10. Which of these insects has the greatest wingspan?
A male Baëtis rhodani - the Large Dark Olive
A female Perlodes microcephala - the Large Stonefly
A male Leptophlebia vespertina - the Claret Dun