Some organisms in this phylum can synthesize hydrogen cyanide.
A popular model organism in this order is Manduca sexta. This order can be divided, based on the relationship between the ovipore and copulatory pore in females, into montrysians, exoporians, and ditrysians. Organisms in this order have four wings, each of which are covered in scales. Some organisms in this phylum can synthesize hydrogen cyanide. One species in this order, Biston betularia, exhibited a marked shift in the ratio of its light and dark forms during the Industrial Revolution. Larvae in this order include tent worms, armyworms, and inchworms, as well as the most common form, caterpillars. For 10 points, giant silk worms and monarchs belong to which order of insects consisting of moths and butterflies?
A popular model organism in this order is Manduca sexta. This order can be divided, based on the relationship between the ovipore and copulatory pore in females, into montrysians, exoporians, and ditrysians.
Lepidoptera