Forensic Entomology questions with verified
answers
After maggots are done feeding, about how much tissue mass remains?
Ans✓✓✓ 10% of tissue remains
Describe the life cycle of a fly. What in an instar? A pupa? Ans✓✓✓
instar is larval stage of development named for its spiracle slits. A pupa
is hard dark capsule usually shrink to 9mm.
Forensic entomologists work with what kind of evidence? Ans✓✓✓
application of the scientific study of insects to criminal and civil
investigations
Give examples of the following orders of insects: Odonata, Orthoptera,
Mantidae, Diptera, Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera.
Which two are of most use to forensic scientists in determining PMI?
Ans✓✓✓ Odonata (dragonflies), Orthoptera (grasshoppers and
crickets), Mantidae (praying mantis), Diptera (flies), Coleoptera
(beetle), Hemiptera (bugs), Hymenoptera (stingers), Lepidoptera
(butterflies and moths). Diptera and Coleoptera are the most use
How do spiracle slits help tell what stage an insect larva is in? Ans✓✓✓
The spiracle slits help tell the stages because for each slit is a stage so
for example a 3rd instar has 3 spiracle slits therefore it is a 3rd instar.
answers
After maggots are done feeding, about how much tissue mass remains?
Ans✓✓✓ 10% of tissue remains
Describe the life cycle of a fly. What in an instar? A pupa? Ans✓✓✓
instar is larval stage of development named for its spiracle slits. A pupa
is hard dark capsule usually shrink to 9mm.
Forensic entomologists work with what kind of evidence? Ans✓✓✓
application of the scientific study of insects to criminal and civil
investigations
Give examples of the following orders of insects: Odonata, Orthoptera,
Mantidae, Diptera, Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera.
Which two are of most use to forensic scientists in determining PMI?
Ans✓✓✓ Odonata (dragonflies), Orthoptera (grasshoppers and
crickets), Mantidae (praying mantis), Diptera (flies), Coleoptera
(beetle), Hemiptera (bugs), Hymenoptera (stingers), Lepidoptera
(butterflies and moths). Diptera and Coleoptera are the most use
How do spiracle slits help tell what stage an insect larva is in? Ans✓✓✓
The spiracle slits help tell the stages because for each slit is a stage so
for example a 3rd instar has 3 spiracle slits therefore it is a 3rd instar.
