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What's in the Garden?           Game 10

Quest: Find the hidden guest and answer the question correctly.

Glossary
To help find the hidden guest, click on the picture to enlarge.
Answers can be found at the bottom of this page.
  
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​159.  Empress Leilia Butterfly:
                a) habitat includes Hackberry groves
                b) perch’s upside down
                c) caterpillar (larva) is bright green
                d) is classified as a brush-foot butterfly
                e) all of the above

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Green Lacewing, adult
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Lacewing eggs
​160.  Green Lacewing:
                 a) is an extremely beneficial insect
                 b) eggs are laid on a stalk
                 c) larvae are known as “aphidlions”
                 d) all of the above
                 e) a and c only

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​161.  Nessus Sphinx Moth:
                 a) is a diurnal (daytime) insect
                 b) feeds on flower foliage
                 c) has silver coloration on forewings
                 d) is considered a large sphinx moth
                 e) is a rare moth

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Owlflies, far away
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Owlflies, close up
​162.  Owlflies:
                  a) feed on small arthropods
                  b) are crepuscular (adult flies during twilight hours) insects
                  c) rest by hiding on a branch
                  d) tail resembles a twig when raised
                  e) all of the above

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​163.  Red-banded Hairstreak Butterfly:
                  a) is a large butterfly
                  b) flies really fast
                  c) is not found in Texas
                  d) has dull wing coloration
                  e) all except d

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Great Purple Hairstreak, distant
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Great Purple Hairstreak
​164.  Great Purple Hairstreak Butterfly:
                  a) eggs are laid in mistletoe
                  b) is also known as a “Great Blue Hairstreak”
                  c) male is brilliant iridescent blue
                  d) all of the above
                  e) b and c only

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165:  Cottony-cushion Scale:
                     a) has a wax-like substance that covers                                     female and nymph bodies
                     b) are considered beneficial insects
                     c) bodies can be covered in soft and armor-                               like (hard) scales
                     d) are large insects
                     e) are pollinators

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​166.  Damselfly:
                      a) eggs are laid in the soil
                      b) has a thick wide body
                      c) holds its wings over its back while at rest
                      d) some are bigger than grasshoppers
                      e) b and c only

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​167.  Ermine Moth:
                     a) is brightly colored
                     b) holds its wings over its body while at rest
                     c) adults are active during daytime (diurnal)
                     d) all of the above
                     e) a and c only

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​168.  Polyphemus Moth:
                      a) is a giant silkworm moth
                      b) prefers to live in wooded areas
                      c) has large eyespots on hind wings
                      d) b and c only
                      e) a, b and c

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​169.  Mottled Sand Grasshopper:
                       a) is considered a beneficial insect
                       b) is easy to find when resting in gravel or sand
                       c) spits tobacco juice-like stomach contents when handled
                       d) b and c only
                       e) a and c only

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​170.  Sad Underwing Moth:
                      a) is found throughout the U.S. and Canada
                      b) camouflages itself on Oak, Hickory and Pecan tree bark
                      c) has a red line down its forewings
                      d) a and b only
                      e) a and c only

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​171.  Yellow-bellied Bee Assassin Bugs:
                a) are rare in the southwestern region of the U.S.
                b) will not bite humans
                c) are known to capture bees
                d) a and c only
                e) b and c only

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​172.  Rainbow Grasshopper:
                 a) adult does not develop wings
                 b) body color is mainly black with red and yellow                       markings
                 c) also known as “painted” or “barber pole”                                 grasshopper
                 d) red color is a warning sign to not eat me
                 e) all of the above

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​173.  Black Witch Moth:
                 a) is active during the daytime (diurnal)
                 b) has a wingspan of up to six inches (15.24                               centimeters)
                 c) is a beneficial insect
                 d) has many bright body colors
                 e) has chewing mouthpart

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​174.  Triatoma Assassin Bugs:
                   a) are also known as “kissing Bugs”
                   b) can transmit a pathogen which causes                                   Chagas’ disease
                   c) have a bad habit of biting
                   d) all of the above
                   e) a and c only

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Axis Deer
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Whitetail Deer
​175.  White-tailed and Axis Deer:
                    a) can be garden and crop pest
                    b) White-tailed deer raise their tail to signal danger
                    c) Axis and Fallow deer have white spots on their body
                    d) feed in grassy areas
                    e) all of the above

               Answers:
159  e,  160  d,  161  a,  162  e,  163  b,  164  d,  165  a,  166  c,  167  d,   
168  e,  169  c,  170  b,  171  c,  172  e,  173  b,   174  d,  175  e
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