Glossary

Abdomen - the third body division of an insect

Bivoltine - having two generations per year

Diapuase - overwinter

Ecosystem - the biotic community and its abiotic environment functioning as a system

Entomologist - person who studies insects

Federally - the United States government

Forewing - the front two wings of an insect

Fragmented - two divide up into smaller pieces of land by roads or other barriers

High disturbance ecosystem - a habitat continuously altered by natural phenomenon, such as seasonal fires or hurricanes

Hindwings - the back two wings of an insect

Lepidoptera - the order of insects that includes all of the butterflies and moths

Nectar - feed on the nectar of flowers

Nectaring bodies - appendages located at the dorsal end of the larva that release sugary substances when prompted by other insects

Oviposite - to lay eggs

Tend - ants harvesting the sugary substances released by the larva and in turn protect the larva for predators and parasites

Thorax - the second body division of an insect, is where the six legs and two wings are attached

Senescent - dying or dead plants

Species - a group of interbreeding individuals in a population that is reproductively isolated from other groups of organisms

Subspecies - geographical unit of a species populations distinguishable by certain morphological, behavioral, or physiological characteristics

Wingspan - the length from the left wing to the right wing of an insect or bird.