Bagworm Moth Caterpillars Feed on Evergreens and Carry a Silken

question 60

Multiple Choice

Bagworm moth caterpillars feed on evergreens and carry a silken case or bag around with them in which they eventually pupate. Adult female bagworm moths are larval in appearance; they lack the wings and other structures of the adult male and instead retain the appearance of a caterpillar even though they are sexually mature and can lay eggs within the bag. This is a good example of

• A) allometric growth.
• B) paedomorphosis.
• C) sympatric speciation.
• D) adaptive radiation.
• E) changes in homeotic genes.

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