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+ | =Palaeoptera (non-folding-wing insects)= | ||
+ | ==Ephemeroptera (mayflies)== | ||
+ | Small mayfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baetidae | ||
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+ | Flat-headed mayfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heptageniidae | ||
+ | |||
+ | Prong-gilled mayfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptophlebiidae | ||
+ | |||
+ | Burrowing mayfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephemeridae | ||
+ | |||
+ | Spiny crawler mayfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephemerellidae | ||
+ | |||
+ | Small squaregill mayfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caenidae | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies)== | ||
+ | ===Anisoptera (dragonflies)=== | ||
+ | Dragonfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonfly | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Zygoptera (damselflies)=== | ||
+ | Damselfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damselfly | ||
+ | |||
=Neoptera (flexible-winged insects)= | =Neoptera (flexible-winged insects)= | ||
+ | ==Blattaria (cockroaches)== | ||
+ | Green banana cockroach http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_banana_cockroach | ||
− | + | Hissing cockroach http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_hissing_cockroach | |
+ | Brown-banded cockroach http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown-banded_cockroach | ||
+ | |||
+ | Wood cockroach http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_wood_cockroach | ||
+ | |||
+ | Water cockroach http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_cockroach | ||
+ | |||
+ | Brown cockroach http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_cockroach | ||
+ | |||
+ | Desert cockroach http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_cockroach | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_subgroups_of_the_order_Coleoptera Coleoptera (beetles)]== | ||
===Adephaga=== | ===Adephaga=== | ||
+ | ====Carabidae (ground beetles)==== | ||
+ | Bombardier beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_beetle | ||
− | + | Tiger beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_beetle | |
− | + | Sun beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amara | |
− | + | Blue ground beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_ground_beetle | |
− | + | Golden ground beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ground_beetle | |
====Dytiscidae (predaceous diving beetles)==== | ====Dytiscidae (predaceous diving beetles)==== | ||
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Diving beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dytiscidae | Diving beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dytiscidae | ||
====Gyrinidae (whirligig beetles)==== | ====Gyrinidae (whirligig beetles)==== | ||
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Whirligig beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whirligig_beetle | Whirligig beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whirligig_beetle | ||
===Archostemata=== | ===Archostemata=== | ||
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====Hydroscaphidae (skiff beetles)==== | ====Hydroscaphidae (skiff beetles)==== | ||
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Skiff beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroscaphidae | Skiff beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroscaphidae | ||
===Myxophaga=== | ===Myxophaga=== | ||
− | + | No interesting families. | |
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===Polyphaga=== | ===Polyphaga=== | ||
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====Anobiidae (wood-borer beetles)==== | ====Anobiidae (wood-borer beetles)==== | ||
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Wood-borer beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anobiidae | Wood-borer beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anobiidae | ||
====Bostrichidae (auger beetles)==== | ====Bostrichidae (auger beetles)==== | ||
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Auger beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bostrichidae | Auger beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bostrichidae | ||
====Dermestidae (skin beetles)==== | ====Dermestidae (skin beetles)==== | ||
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Skin beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermestidae | Skin beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermestidae | ||
====Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles)==== | ====Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles)==== | ||
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Longhorn beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhorn_beetle | Longhorn beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhorn_beetle | ||
====Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles)==== | ====Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles)==== | ||
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Leaf beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf_beetle | Leaf beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf_beetle | ||
====Cleridae (checkered beetles)==== | ====Cleridae (checkered beetles)==== | ||
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Checkered beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleridae | Checkered beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleridae | ||
====Coccinellidae (ladybugs)==== | ====Coccinellidae (ladybugs)==== | ||
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Ladybug http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccinellidae | Ladybug http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccinellidae | ||
====Cucujidae (flat bark beetles)==== | ====Cucujidae (flat bark beetles)==== | ||
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Flat bark beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucujidae | Flat bark beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucujidae | ||
====Endomychidae (handsome fungus beetles)==== | ====Endomychidae (handsome fungus beetles)==== | ||
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Handsome fungus beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endomychidae | Handsome fungus beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endomychidae | ||
====Erotylidae (pleasing fungus beetles)==== | ====Erotylidae (pleasing fungus beetles)==== | ||
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Pleasing fungus beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotylidae | Pleasing fungus beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotylidae | ||
====Nitidulidae (sap beetles)==== | ====Nitidulidae (sap beetles)==== | ||
− | + | Sap beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sap_beetle | |
− | Sap beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | ||
====Anthribidae (fungus weevils)==== | ====Anthribidae (fungus weevils)==== | ||
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Fungus weevil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthribidae | Fungus weevil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthribidae | ||
====Attelabidae (leaf-rolling weevils)==== | ====Attelabidae (leaf-rolling weevils)==== | ||
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Leaf-rolling weevil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attelabidae | Leaf-rolling weevil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attelabidae | ||
====Curculionidae (weevils)==== | ====Curculionidae (weevils)==== | ||
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Weevil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curculionidae | Weevil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curculionidae | ||
====Meloidae (blister beetles)==== | ====Meloidae (blister beetles)==== | ||
− | + | Blister beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blister_beetle (Secretes contact poison that causes blistering.) | |
− | Blister beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | ||
====Mordellidae (tumbling flower beetles)==== | ====Mordellidae (tumbling flower beetles)==== | ||
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Tumbling flower beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordellidae | Tumbling flower beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordellidae | ||
====Pyrochroidae (fire-coloured beetles)==== | ====Pyrochroidae (fire-coloured beetles)==== | ||
− | + | Fire-colored beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire-coloured_beetle | |
− | Fire-colored beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | ||
====Ripiphoridae (wedge-shaped beetles)==== | ====Ripiphoridae (wedge-shaped beetles)==== | ||
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Wedge-shaped beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripiphoridae (Parasitic.) | Wedge-shaped beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripiphoridae (Parasitic.) | ||
====Tenebrionidae (darkling beetles)==== | ====Tenebrionidae (darkling beetles)==== | ||
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Darkling beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkling_beetle | Darkling beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkling_beetle | ||
====Zopherinae (ironclad beetles)==== | ====Zopherinae (ironclad beetles)==== | ||
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Ironclad beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zopherinae | Ironclad beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zopherinae | ||
====Buprestidae (jewel beetles)==== | ====Buprestidae (jewel beetles)==== | ||
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Jewel beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buprestidae | Jewel beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buprestidae | ||
====Heteroceridae (variegated mud-loving beetles)==== | ====Heteroceridae (variegated mud-loving beetles)==== | ||
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Variegated mud-loving beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteroceridae | Variegated mud-loving beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteroceridae | ||
====Psephenidae (water-penny beetles)==== | ====Psephenidae (water-penny beetles)==== | ||
− | + | Water-penny beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water-penny_beetles | |
− | Water-penny beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | ||
====Cantharidae (soldier beetles)==== | ====Cantharidae (soldier beetles)==== | ||
− | + | Soldier beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldier_beetle | |
− | Soldier beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | ||
====Elateridae (click beetles)==== | ====Elateridae (click beetles)==== | ||
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Click beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Click_beetle | Click beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Click_beetle | ||
====Lampyridae (fireflies)==== | ====Lampyridae (fireflies)==== | ||
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[[Firefly]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly '''(already included)''' | [[Firefly]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly '''(already included)''' | ||
====Lycidae (net-winged beetles)==== | ====Lycidae (net-winged beetles)==== | ||
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Net-winged beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycidae | Net-winged beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycidae | ||
====Phengodidae (glowworm beetles)==== | ====Phengodidae (glowworm beetles)==== | ||
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Glowworm beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phengodidae (Glowworms are the larvae.) | Glowworm beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phengodidae (Glowworms are the larvae.) | ||
====Geotrupidae (dor beetles)==== | ====Geotrupidae (dor beetles)==== | ||
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Dor beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geotrupidae (Deep burrows.) | Dor beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geotrupidae (Deep burrows.) | ||
====Lucanidae (stag beetles)==== | ====Lucanidae (stag beetles)==== | ||
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Stag beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stag_beetle | Stag beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stag_beetle | ||
====Passalidae (bess beetles)==== | ====Passalidae (bess beetles)==== | ||
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Bess beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passalidae | Bess beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passalidae | ||
====Pleocomidae (rain beetles)==== | ====Pleocomidae (rain beetles)==== | ||
− | + | Rain beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_beetle | |
− | Rain beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | ||
====Scarabaeidae (scarab beetles)==== | ====Scarabaeidae (scarab beetles)==== | ||
+ | Flower chafer beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_chafer | ||
− | + | Rhinoceros beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceros_beetle | |
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− | Rhinoceros beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | ||
− | Cockchafer beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Cockchafer beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockchafer (Could go with "spang beetle" for a more G-rated name.) |
Summer beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotinis_nitida | Summer beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotinis_nitida | ||
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====Trogidae (hide beetles)==== | ====Trogidae (hide beetles)==== | ||
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Hide beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trogidae | Hide beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trogidae | ||
====Histeridae (clown beetles)==== | ====Histeridae (clown beetles)==== | ||
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Clown beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histeridae | Clown beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histeridae | ||
====Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetles)==== | ====Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetles)==== | ||
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Water scavenger beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrophilidae | Water scavenger beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrophilidae | ||
====Leiodidae (round fungus beetles)==== | ====Leiodidae (round fungus beetles)==== | ||
+ | Round fungus beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiodidae | ||
− | + | Amber cave beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptodirus_hochenwartii | |
====Silphidae (carrion beetles)==== | ====Silphidae (carrion beetles)==== | ||
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Carrion beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silphidae | Carrion beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silphidae | ||
====Staphylinidae (rove beetles)==== | ====Staphylinidae (rove beetles)==== | ||
+ | Rove beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rove_beetle | ||
− | + | ==Dermaptera (earwigs)== | |
+ | '''UNFINISHED''' | ||
==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_families_of_Diptera Diptera (flies)]== | ==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_families_of_Diptera Diptera (flies)]== | ||
− | + | ===Nematocera (mosquitoes, crane flies, gnats, and midges)=== | |
− | ===Nematocera (mosquitoes, crane flies, gnats, midges)=== | ||
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Phantom midge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaoboridae | Phantom midge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaoboridae | ||
− | Mosquito http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Mosquito http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito |
Solitary midge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaumaleidae | Solitary midge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaumaleidae | ||
− | Black fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Black fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_fly |
Biting midge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratopogonidae | Biting midge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratopogonidae | ||
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Hairy-eyed crane fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pediciidae | Hairy-eyed crane fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pediciidae | ||
− | Crane fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Crane fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_fly |
===Brachycera (other flies)=== | ===Brachycera (other flies)=== | ||
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====Asilomorpha==== | ====Asilomorpha==== | ||
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Flower-loving fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apiocera | Flower-loving fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apiocera | ||
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====Muscomorpha==== | ====Muscomorpha==== | ||
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Scuttle fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoridae | Scuttle fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoridae | ||
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Flat-footed fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypezidae | Flat-footed fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypezidae | ||
− | Hoverfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Hoverfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverfly |
− | Thick-headed fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Thick-headed fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conopidae |
Lance fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonchaeidae | Lance fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonchaeidae | ||
− | Cheese fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Cheese fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese_fly (Responsible for the famously disgusting ''casu marzu.'') |
Signal fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platystomatidae | Signal fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platystomatidae | ||
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Peacock fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tephritidae | Peacock fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tephritidae | ||
− | Picture-winged fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Picture-winged fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picture-winged_fly |
Stilt-legged fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micropezidae | Stilt-legged fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micropezidae | ||
− | Stalk-eyed fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Stalk-eyed fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalk-eyed_fly (Freaky looking, even for an insect.) |
Kelp fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelopidae | Kelp fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelopidae | ||
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Blowfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliphoridae | Blowfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliphoridae | ||
− | Botfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Botfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botfly (Lays eggs in human flesh!) |
− | Flesh fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Flesh fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flesh-fly |
Tachinid fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachinidae | Tachinid fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachinidae | ||
− | Tsetse fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Tsetse fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsetse_fly |
Louse fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippoboscidae | Louse fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippoboscidae | ||
====Stratiomyomorpha==== | ====Stratiomyomorpha==== | ||
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Timber fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantophthalmidae | Timber fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantophthalmidae | ||
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====Tabanomorpha==== | ====Tabanomorpha==== | ||
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Snipe fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhagionidae | Snipe fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhagionidae | ||
− | Deer fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Deer fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_fly |
Marsh horsefly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabanus_autumnalis | Marsh horsefly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabanus_autumnalis | ||
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Striped horsefly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabanus_lineola | Striped horsefly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabanus_lineola | ||
− | ==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymenoptera Hymenoptera (wasps, bees, ants, sawflies)]== | + | ==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymenoptera Hymenoptera (wasps, bees, ants, and sawflies)]== |
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===Apocrita (wasps, bees, ants)=== | ===Apocrita (wasps, bees, ants)=== | ||
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====Andrenidae (mason bees)==== | ====Andrenidae (mason bees)==== | ||
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Sand bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrena | Sand bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrena | ||
====Apidae (various bees)==== | ====Apidae (various bees)==== | ||
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Digger bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthophorini | Digger bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthophorini | ||
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Cuckoo bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomadinae (Wasp-like in appearance.) | Cuckoo bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomadinae (Wasp-like in appearance.) | ||
− | Carpenter bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Carpenter bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpenter_bee |
====Colletidae (plasterer bees)==== | ====Colletidae (plasterer bees)==== | ||
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Plasterer bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colletidae | Plasterer bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colletidae | ||
====Halictidae (sweat bees)==== | ====Halictidae (sweat bees)==== | ||
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Sweat bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halictidae | Sweat bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halictidae | ||
====Megachilidae (leafcutter bees)==== | ====Megachilidae (leafcutter bees)==== | ||
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Leafcutter bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megachile | Leafcutter bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megachile | ||
− | Mason bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Mason bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_bee |
====Ampulicidae (cockroach wasps)==== | ====Ampulicidae (cockroach wasps)==== | ||
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Cockroach wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampulicidae | Cockroach wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampulicidae | ||
====Crabronidae (various wasps)==== | ====Crabronidae (various wasps)==== | ||
− | + | Sand wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_wasp | |
− | Sand wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | ||
Cicada killer wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphecius | Cicada killer wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphecius | ||
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Weevil wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerceris | Weevil wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerceris | ||
− | Beewolf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Beewolf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beewolf |
====Sphecidae (digger wasps)==== | ====Sphecidae (digger wasps)==== | ||
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Mud dauber http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sceliphron | Mud dauber http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sceliphron | ||
− | Digger wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Digger wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digger_wasp |
====Chrysididae (cuckoo wasps)==== | ====Chrysididae (cuckoo wasps)==== | ||
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Cuckoo wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysidinae | Cuckoo wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysidinae | ||
====Formicidae (ants)==== | ====Formicidae (ants)==== | ||
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Erratic ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erratic_ant | Erratic ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erratic_ant | ||
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Army ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eciton | Army ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eciton | ||
− | Carpenter ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Carpenter ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpenter_ant |
− | Mound ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Mound ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegheny_mound_ant |
Black ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formica_fusca | Black ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formica_fusca | ||
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Slave-raider ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyergus | Slave-raider ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyergus | ||
− | Yellow crazy ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Yellow crazy ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_crazy_ant |
− | Yellow meadow ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Yellow meadow ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_meadow_ant |
− | Black garden ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Black garden ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_garden_ant |
− | Weaver ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Weaver ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaver_ant |
Crazy ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paratrechina | Crazy ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paratrechina | ||
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Red ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrmica_rubra | Red ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrmica_rubra | ||
− | Pharaoh ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharaoh_ant | + | Pharaoh ant* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharaoh_ant |
Marauder ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheidologeton | Marauder ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheidologeton | ||
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Fire ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_ant | Fire ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_ant | ||
− | Bullet ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Bullet ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraponera (Insanely painful sting used in rite of passage for warriors.) |
Jumping ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpegnathos_saltator (Less social than most ants.) | Jumping ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpegnathos_saltator (Less social than most ants.) | ||
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====Mutillidae (velvet ants)==== | ====Mutillidae (velvet ants)==== | ||
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Velvet ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutillidae | Velvet ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutillidae | ||
====Pompilidae (spider wasps)==== | ====Pompilidae (spider wasps)==== | ||
− | |||
Tarantula hawk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantula_hawk (Extremely painful sting.) | Tarantula hawk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantula_hawk (Extremely painful sting.) | ||
====Tiphiidae (flower wasps)==== | ====Tiphiidae (flower wasps)==== | ||
− | |||
Flower wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiphiidae | Flower wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiphiidae | ||
====Vespidae (various wasps)==== | ====Vespidae (various wasps)==== | ||
+ | Potter wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potter_wasp | ||
− | + | Pollen wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollen_wasp | |
− | |||
− | Pollen wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | ||
Paper wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polistinae | Paper wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polistinae | ||
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Banded hornet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_banded_hornet | Banded hornet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_banded_hornet | ||
− | Yellowjacket http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | Yellowjacket http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespula_vulgaris |
====Agaonidae (fig wasps)==== | ====Agaonidae (fig wasps)==== | ||
− | + | Fig wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fig_wasp (Won't make much sense without figs.) | |
− | Fig wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | ||
====Mymaridae (fairyflies)==== | ====Mymaridae (fairyflies)==== | ||
− | + | Fairyfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairyfly (Smallest insect, maybe too small to include.) | |
− | Fairyfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | ||
====Cynipidae (gall wasps)==== | ====Cynipidae (gall wasps)==== | ||
− | + | Gall wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gall_wasp | |
− | Gall wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | ||
====Evaniidae (hatchet wasps)==== | ====Evaniidae (hatchet wasps)==== | ||
− | |||
Hatchet wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaniidae | Hatchet wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaniidae | ||
====Ichneumonidae (ichneumon wasps)==== | ====Ichneumonidae (ichneumon wasps)==== | ||
− | |||
Ichneumon wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichneumonidae | Ichneumon wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichneumonidae | ||
===Symphyta (sawflies)=== | ===Symphyta (sawflies)=== | ||
− | |||
====Cephoidea (stem sawflies)==== | ====Cephoidea (stem sawflies)==== | ||
− | |||
Stem sawfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephoidea | Stem sawfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephoidea | ||
====Pamphiliidae (leaf-rolling sawflies)==== | ====Pamphiliidae (leaf-rolling sawflies)==== | ||
− | |||
Leaf-rolling sawfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamphiliidae | Leaf-rolling sawfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamphiliidae | ||
====Orussidae (parasitic wood wasps)==== | ====Orussidae (parasitic wood wasps)==== | ||
− | |||
Parasitic wood wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orussidae | Parasitic wood wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orussidae | ||
====Siricidae (wood wasps)==== | ====Siricidae (wood wasps)==== | ||
− | + | Wood wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horntail | |
− | Wood wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | ||
====Diprionidae (conifer sawflies)==== | ====Diprionidae (conifer sawflies)==== | ||
− | |||
Conifer sawfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diprionidae | Conifer sawfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diprionidae | ||
====Tenthredinidae (common sawflies)==== | ====Tenthredinidae (common sawflies)==== | ||
− | |||
Common sawfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenthredinidae | Common sawfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenthredinidae | ||
==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomy_of_Lepidoptera Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies)]== | ==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomy_of_Lepidoptera Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies)]== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Acanthopteroctetidae (archaic sun moths)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Iridescent sun moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthopteroctetidae | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Adelidae (longhorned fairy moths)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Fairy moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelidae | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Alucitoidea (many-plume moths and fals plume moths)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Twenty-plume Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alucita_hexadactyla | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Bombycoidea (silkworm moths, hawk moths, emperor moths and relatives)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Silkmoth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombyx_mori | ||
+ | |||
+ | Silkworm (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombyx_mori (silk producer!) | ||
+ | |||
+ | Death's-head Hawkmoth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death%27s-head_Hawkmoth | ||
+ | |||
+ | Pink-Spotted Hawkmoth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrius_cingulata | ||
+ | |||
+ | Hummingbird Hawk-moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroglossum_stellatarum | ||
+ | |||
+ | Lime Hawk-moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimas_tiliae | ||
+ | |||
+ | Catalpa Sphinx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratomia_catalpae | ||
+ | |||
+ | Yellow Sphinx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthopan_morgani | ||
+ | |||
+ | Luna Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actias_luna | ||
+ | |||
+ | Luna Caterpillar (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actias_luna | ||
+ | |||
+ | Atlas moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacus_atlas | ||
+ | |||
+ | Emperor gum moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opodiphthera_eucalypti | ||
+ | |||
+ | Emperor Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavonia_pavonia | ||
+ | |||
+ | Imperial Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eacles_imperialis | ||
+ | |||
+ | Comet moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_moth | ||
+ | |||
+ | Comet moth caterpillar (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_moth (Silk producer!) | ||
+ | |||
+ | Cecropia moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyalophora_cecropia | ||
+ | |||
+ | Cecropia caterpillar (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyalophora_cecropia | ||
+ | |||
+ | Regal Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regal_Moth | ||
+ | |||
+ | Hickory Horned Devil (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regal_Moth | ||
+ | |||
+ | Moon Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graellsia_isabellae | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Ceciodosidae (gall moths)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Gall Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecidosidae | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Cossoidea (carpenterworm moths)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Carpenterworm Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prionoxystus_robiniae | ||
+ | |||
+ | Carpenter Worm (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prionoxystus_robiniae | ||
+ | |||
+ | Goat Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goat_Moth | ||
+ | |||
+ | Witchetty Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endoxyla_leucomochla | ||
+ | |||
+ | Witchetty grub (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchetty_grub (it's edible!) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Drepanoidea (hooktip moths and Oriental swallowtail moths)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Scalloped Hook-tip http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcaria_lacertinaria | ||
+ | |||
+ | Barred Hook-tip http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watsonalla_cultraria | ||
+ | |||
+ | Peach Blossom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peach_Blossom | ||
+ | |||
+ | Satin Lutestring http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetheella_fluctuosa | ||
+ | |||
+ | Buff Arches http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buff_Arches | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Eriocriniidae (sparkling archaic sun moths)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Sparkling sun moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eriocranioidea | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Geometroidea (geometer moths and swallowtail moths)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Peppered moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppered_moth | ||
+ | |||
+ | Maiden’s Blush http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maiden%27s_Blush | ||
+ | |||
+ | Cream Wave http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_Wave | ||
+ | |||
+ | Rusty Wave http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty_Wave | ||
+ | |||
+ | Blood-vein http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood-vein | ||
+ | |||
+ | Feathered Thorn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feathered_Thorn | ||
+ | |||
+ | Emerald Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Emerald | ||
+ | |||
+ | Inchworm (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometer_moth#Caterpillars | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Gracillarioidea (leafminer moths and relatives)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Leaf miner (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse-chestnut_leaf_miner | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Hepialoidea (ghost moths and swift moths)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Ghost Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepialus_humuli | ||
+ | |||
+ | Swift Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Swift_%28moth%29 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Orange Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Swift | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Hesperiidae (skippers)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Common Awl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Awl | ||
+ | |||
+ | Small Green Awlet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Green_Awlet | ||
+ | |||
+ | Plain Orange Awlet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_Orange_Awlet | ||
+ | |||
+ | Pale Green Awlet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_Green_Awlet | ||
+ | |||
+ | Orange Striped Awl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange-striped_Awl | ||
+ | |||
+ | (There is a type of 'skipper' commonly called 'policemen'. Unfortunately Wikipedia has little info on these. Shame.) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Heterobathmiidae (Valdivian archaic moths)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Metallic sun moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterobathmioidea | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Lasiocampoidea (lappet moths)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Lappet moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastropacha_quercifolia | ||
+ | |||
+ | Lackey moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lackey_moth | ||
+ | |||
+ | Tent Caterpillar (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tent_caterpillar (silk producer!) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Lycaenidae (gossamer-winged butterflies, hairstreaks, blues and coppers)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Leaf Blue Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblypodia_anita | ||
+ | |||
+ | Small Blue Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupido_minimus | ||
+ | |||
+ | Large Blue Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maculinea_arion | ||
+ | |||
+ | Great Purple Hairstreak Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlides_halesus | ||
+ | |||
+ | Small Copper Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaena_phlaeas | ||
+ | |||
+ | Common Copper Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaena_salustius | ||
+ | |||
+ | Large Copper Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaena_dispar | ||
+ | |||
+ | Harvester Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feniseca_tarquinius (predatory larvae) | ||
+ | |||
+ | Bright Sunbeam Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright_Sunbeam | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Megalopygidae (flannel moths)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Flannel moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopygidae | ||
+ | |||
+ | Tree asp (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopyge_opercularis | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Nepticulidae (pygmy moths)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Pygmy Sorrel Moth http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=118 | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Noctuidea (owlet moths, tiger moths, prominent moths and relatives)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Black Witch Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Witch | ||
+ | |||
+ | Gypsy moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy_moth | ||
+ | |||
+ | Bollworm (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollworm | ||
+ | |||
+ | Armyworm (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spodoptera | ||
+ | |||
+ | Cutworm (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutworm | ||
+ | |||
+ | Oak Processionary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_processionary | ||
+ | |||
+ | Angle Shades http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angle_Shades | ||
+ | |||
+ | Tussock moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_tussock_moth | ||
+ | |||
+ | Brown-tail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown-tail | ||
+ | |||
+ | Cinnabar moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnabar_moth | ||
+ | |||
+ | Striped Tiger Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_tiger_moth | ||
+ | |||
+ | Garden tiger moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_tiger_moth | ||
+ | |||
+ | Scarlet tiger moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_tiger_moth | ||
+ | |||
+ | Giant Leopard Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Leopard_Moth | ||
+ | |||
+ | Wooly Bear (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrharctia_isabella | ||
+ | |||
+ | Pine Beauty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Beauty | ||
+ | |||
+ | Rustic Shoulder-knot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rustic_Shoulder-knot | ||
+ | |||
+ | True Lover's Knot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Lover's_Knot | ||
+ | |||
+ | Copper Underwing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_Underwing | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Nymphalidae (browns, fritillaries, admirals and monarchs)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Tortoiseshell Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Tortoiseshell | ||
+ | |||
+ | Comma http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma_%28butterfly%29 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Crimson Patch Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_Patch | ||
+ | |||
+ | Marsh Fritillary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_Fritillary | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Monarch butterfly]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_%28butterfly%29 '''(already included)''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Monarch butterfly caterpillar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_%28butterfly%29 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Painted Lady http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_cardui | ||
+ | |||
+ | Peacock Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inachis_io | ||
+ | |||
+ | Red Admiral Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_atalanta | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Papilionidae (swallowtail butterflies)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Anise Swallowtail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anise_Swallowtail | ||
+ | |||
+ | Black Swallowtail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Swallowtail | ||
+ | |||
+ | Black Swallowtail caterpillar (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Swallowtail | ||
+ | |||
+ | Giant Swallowtail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Swallowtail | ||
+ | |||
+ | Common Yellow Swallowtail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_World_Swallowtail | ||
+ | |||
+ | Zebra Swallowtail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_Swallowtail | ||
+ | |||
+ | Tiger Swallowtail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_tiger_swallowtail (These look a lot like anise swallowtails, but their caterpillars are awesome.) | ||
+ | |||
+ | Tiger Swallowtail Caterpillar (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wester_tiger_swallowtail | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Pieridae (yellow-white butterflies and sulphurs)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Brimstone Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brimstone_%28butterfly%29 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Clouded Brimstone Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colias_philodice | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dogface Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_dogface_butterfly | ||
+ | |||
+ | Clouded Yellow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clouded_Yellow | ||
+ | |||
+ | Small White Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieris_rapae | ||
+ | |||
+ | Large White Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieris_brassicae | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Prodoxidae (yucca moths)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Yucca Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tegeticula_yuccasella | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Pterophoridae (plume moths)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Artichoke Plume Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artichoke_Plume_Moth | ||
+ | |||
+ | White Plume Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Plume_Moth | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Pyraloidea (snout moths and relatives)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Pod Borer (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maruca | ||
+ | |||
+ | Wax moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_wax_moth | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Riodinidae (metalmark butterflies)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Harlequin Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxila_%28butterfly%29 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Chequered Metalmark Butterfly* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Burgundy_%28butterfly%29 (*Proposed name in lieu of 'Duke of Burgundy') | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Sesioidea (clearwing moths and relatives)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Fiery Clearwing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bembecia_chrysidiformis | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Tineoidea (clothes moths, bagworms and relatives)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Bagworm (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagworm_moth | ||
+ | |||
+ | Clothing Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Clothes_Moth | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Toitricidae (leafroller moths; you find them in apples)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Codling moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codling_moth | ||
+ | |||
+ | Apple worm (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codling_moth | ||
+ | |||
+ | Pea Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pea_moth | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Yponomeutoidea (ermine moths and relatives)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Diamondback moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamondback_moth | ||
+ | |||
+ | Ermine moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yponomeutidae | ||
+ | |||
+ | Webworm (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yponomeutidae (silk producer! See http://www.dutchdailynews.com/caterpillar-invasion-turns-dutch-city-into-a-horror-scene/) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Zygaenoidea (burnet moths and relatives)=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Almond-tree leaf skeletonizer moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almond-tree_leaf_skeletonizer_moth | ||
+ | |||
+ | Forester moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forester_%28moth%29 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Six-Spot Burnet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-spot_Burnet | ||
+ | |||
+ | Five-spot Burnet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygaena_trifolii | ||
+ | |||
+ | Transparent Burnet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparent_Burnet | ||
+ | |||
+ | Monkey Slug (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hag_moth | ||
+ | |||
+ | Yellow-shouldered slug (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-shouldered_slug | ||
+ | |||
+ | Saddleback caterpillar (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddleback_caterpillar | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mantis_genera_and_species Mantodea (mantises)]== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dwarf mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameles_spallanzania | ||
+ | |||
+ | Stick mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunneria | ||
+ | |||
+ | Monster mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimantis_monstrosa | ||
+ | |||
+ | Thistle mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blepharopsis_mendica | ||
+ | |||
+ | Shield mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choeradodis | ||
+ | |||
+ | Wide-armed mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cilnia_humeralis | ||
+ | |||
+ | Flower mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creobroter | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dead leaf mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deroplatys | ||
+ | |||
+ | Conehead mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empusa_pennata | ||
+ | |||
+ | Bark mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyromantis | ||
+ | |||
+ | Jade mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierodula | ||
+ | |||
+ | Orchid mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchid_mantis | ||
+ | |||
+ | Devil's flower mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idolomantis_diabolica | ||
+ | |||
+ | Iris mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_oratoria | ||
+ | |||
+ | Ground mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litaneutria | ||
+ | |||
+ | Praying mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis_religiosa | ||
+ | |||
+ | Metallic mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallyticidae | ||
+ | |||
+ | Boxer bark mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraoxypilus | ||
+ | |||
+ | Ghost mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllocrania_paradoxa | ||
+ | |||
+ | Marbled mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyspilota_aeruginosa | ||
+ | |||
+ | Cryptic mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibylla_pretiosa | ||
==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthoptera#Classification Orthoptera (grasshoppers and crickets)]== | ==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthoptera#Classification Orthoptera (grasshoppers and crickets)]== | ||
− | |||
===Prophalangopsidae (grigs)=== | ===Prophalangopsidae (grigs)=== | ||
− | |||
Hump-winged grig http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hump-winged_grig | Hump-winged grig http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hump-winged_grig | ||
===Rhaphidophoridae (cave crickets)=== | ===Rhaphidophoridae (cave crickets)=== | ||
− | |||
Cave cricket http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhaphidophoridae | Cave cricket http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhaphidophoridae | ||
===Gryllotalpidae (mole crickets)=== | ===Gryllotalpidae (mole crickets)=== | ||
− | |||
Mole cricket http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_cricket | Mole cricket http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_cricket | ||
===Schizodactylidae (dune crickets)=== | ===Schizodactylidae (dune crickets)=== | ||
− | |||
Dune cricket http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizodactylus_monstrosus | Dune cricket http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizodactylus_monstrosus | ||
===Anostostomatidae (wetas)=== | ===Anostostomatidae (wetas)=== | ||
− | + | Weta http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_weta | |
− | Weta http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | ||
===Stenopelmatidae (Jerusalem crickets)=== | ===Stenopelmatidae (Jerusalem crickets)=== | ||
− | |||
Potato bug http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_cricket | Potato bug http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_cricket | ||
===Tettigoniidae (katydids)=== | ===Tettigoniidae (katydids)=== | ||
− | |||
Katydid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tettigoniidae | Katydid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tettigoniidae | ||
===Acrididae (grasshoppers)=== | ===Acrididae (grasshoppers)=== | ||
− | |||
Grasshopper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrididae | Grasshopper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrididae | ||
===Romaleidae (lubber grasshoppers)=== | ===Romaleidae (lubber grasshoppers)=== | ||
+ | Lubber grasshopper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romalea_guttata | ||
− | + | ===Tetrigidae (pygmy locusts)=== | |
+ | Pygmy locust http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrigidae | ||
− | == | + | ==Phasmatodea (stick insects)== |
+ | '''UNFINISHED''' | ||
− | + | ==Thysanoptera (thrips)== | |
+ | Thrips http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrips |
Latest revision as of 20:49, 23 June 2017
Palaeoptera (non-folding-wing insects)[edit]
Ephemeroptera (mayflies)[edit]
Small mayfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baetidae
Flat-headed mayfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heptageniidae
Prong-gilled mayfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptophlebiidae
Burrowing mayfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephemeridae
Spiny crawler mayfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephemerellidae
Small squaregill mayfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caenidae
Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies)[edit]
Anisoptera (dragonflies)[edit]
Dragonfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonfly
Zygoptera (damselflies)[edit]
Damselfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damselfly
Neoptera (flexible-winged insects)[edit]
Blattaria (cockroaches)[edit]
Green banana cockroach http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_banana_cockroach
Hissing cockroach http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_hissing_cockroach
Brown-banded cockroach http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown-banded_cockroach
Wood cockroach http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_wood_cockroach
Water cockroach http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_cockroach
Brown cockroach http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_cockroach
Desert cockroach http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_cockroach
Coleoptera (beetles)[edit]
Adephaga[edit]
Carabidae (ground beetles)[edit]
Bombardier beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_beetle
Tiger beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_beetle
Sun beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amara
Blue ground beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_ground_beetle
Golden ground beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ground_beetle
Dytiscidae (predaceous diving beetles)[edit]
Diving beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dytiscidae
Gyrinidae (whirligig beetles)[edit]
Whirligig beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whirligig_beetle
Archostemata[edit]
Hydroscaphidae (skiff beetles)[edit]
Skiff beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroscaphidae
Myxophaga[edit]
No interesting families.
Polyphaga[edit]
Anobiidae (wood-borer beetles)[edit]
Wood-borer beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anobiidae
Bostrichidae (auger beetles)[edit]
Auger beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bostrichidae
Dermestidae (skin beetles)[edit]
Skin beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermestidae
Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles)[edit]
Longhorn beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhorn_beetle
Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles)[edit]
Leaf beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf_beetle
Cleridae (checkered beetles)[edit]
Checkered beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleridae
Coccinellidae (ladybugs)[edit]
Ladybug http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccinellidae
Cucujidae (flat bark beetles)[edit]
Flat bark beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucujidae
Endomychidae (handsome fungus beetles)[edit]
Handsome fungus beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endomychidae
Erotylidae (pleasing fungus beetles)[edit]
Pleasing fungus beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotylidae
Nitidulidae (sap beetles)[edit]
Sap beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sap_beetle
Anthribidae (fungus weevils)[edit]
Fungus weevil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthribidae
Attelabidae (leaf-rolling weevils)[edit]
Leaf-rolling weevil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attelabidae
Curculionidae (weevils)[edit]
Weevil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curculionidae
Meloidae (blister beetles)[edit]
Blister beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blister_beetle (Secretes contact poison that causes blistering.)
Mordellidae (tumbling flower beetles)[edit]
Tumbling flower beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordellidae
Pyrochroidae (fire-coloured beetles)[edit]
Fire-colored beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire-coloured_beetle
Ripiphoridae (wedge-shaped beetles)[edit]
Wedge-shaped beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripiphoridae (Parasitic.)
Tenebrionidae (darkling beetles)[edit]
Darkling beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkling_beetle
Zopherinae (ironclad beetles)[edit]
Ironclad beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zopherinae
Buprestidae (jewel beetles)[edit]
Jewel beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buprestidae
Heteroceridae (variegated mud-loving beetles)[edit]
Variegated mud-loving beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteroceridae
Psephenidae (water-penny beetles)[edit]
Water-penny beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water-penny_beetles
Cantharidae (soldier beetles)[edit]
Soldier beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldier_beetle
Elateridae (click beetles)[edit]
Click beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Click_beetle
Lampyridae (fireflies)[edit]
Firefly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly (already included)
Lycidae (net-winged beetles)[edit]
Net-winged beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycidae
Phengodidae (glowworm beetles)[edit]
Glowworm beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phengodidae (Glowworms are the larvae.)
Geotrupidae (dor beetles)[edit]
Dor beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geotrupidae (Deep burrows.)
Lucanidae (stag beetles)[edit]
Stag beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stag_beetle
Passalidae (bess beetles)[edit]
Bess beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passalidae
Pleocomidae (rain beetles)[edit]
Rain beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_beetle
Scarabaeidae (scarab beetles)[edit]
Flower chafer beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_chafer
Rhinoceros beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceros_beetle
Cockchafer beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockchafer (Could go with "spang beetle" for a more G-rated name.)
Summer beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotinis_nitida
Dung beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarabaeinae
Bee beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee_beetle
Trogidae (hide beetles)[edit]
Hide beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trogidae
Histeridae (clown beetles)[edit]
Clown beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histeridae
Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetles)[edit]
Water scavenger beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrophilidae
Leiodidae (round fungus beetles)[edit]
Round fungus beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiodidae
Amber cave beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptodirus_hochenwartii
Silphidae (carrion beetles)[edit]
Carrion beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silphidae
Staphylinidae (rove beetles)[edit]
Rove beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rove_beetle
Dermaptera (earwigs)[edit]
UNFINISHED
Diptera (flies)[edit]
Nematocera (mosquitoes, crane flies, gnats, and midges)[edit]
Phantom midge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaoboridae
Mosquito http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito
Solitary midge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaumaleidae
Black fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_fly
Biting midge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratopogonidae
Wood gnat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anisopodidae
March fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibionidae
Gall gnat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecidomyiidae
Fungus gnat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycetophilidae
Moth fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychodidae
Dung midge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scatopsidae
Long-bodied crane fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylindrotomidae
Snow fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chionea (Flightless, has antifreeze in its blood.)
Hairy-eyed crane fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pediciidae
Crane fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_fly
Brachycera (other flies)[edit]
Asilomorpha[edit]
Flower-loving fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apiocera
Robber fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asilidae
Bee fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombyliidae
Stiletto fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therevidae
Dance fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybotidae
Long-legged fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolichopodidae
Dagger fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empididae
Small-headed fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acroceridae
Muscomorpha[edit]
Scuttle fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoridae
Spear-winged fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonchopteridae
Flat-footed fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypezidae
Hoverfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverfly
Thick-headed fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conopidae
Lance fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonchaeidae
Cheese fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese_fly (Responsible for the famously disgusting casu marzu.)
Signal fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platystomatidae
Peacock fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tephritidae
Picture-winged fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picture-winged_fly
Stilt-legged fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micropezidae
Stalk-eyed fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalk-eyed_fly (Freaky looking, even for an insect.)
Kelp fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelopidae
Ensign fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepsidae
Marsh fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sciomyzidae
Beetle fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celyphidae
Leaf-miner fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agromyzidae
Shore fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephydridae
Fruit fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drosophila
Grass fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloropidae
Housefly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscidae
Dung fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scathophagidae
Blowfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliphoridae
Botfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botfly (Lays eggs in human flesh!)
Flesh fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flesh-fly
Tachinid fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachinidae
Tsetse fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsetse_fly
Louse fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippoboscidae
Stratiomyomorpha[edit]
Timber fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantophthalmidae
Soldier fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratiomyidae
Tabanomorpha[edit]
Snipe fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhagionidae
Deer fly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_fly
Marsh horsefly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabanus_autumnalis
Pale horsefly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabanus_bovinus
Striped horsefly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabanus_lineola
Hymenoptera (wasps, bees, ants, and sawflies)[edit]
Apocrita (wasps, bees, ants)[edit]
Andrenidae (mason bees)[edit]
Sand bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrena
Apidae (various bees)[edit]
Digger bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthophorini
Honeybee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_bee
Bumblebee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumblebee
Orchid bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euglossini (Atypical bee, often NOT eusocial.)
Stingless bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingless_bee
Cuckoo bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomadinae (Wasp-like in appearance.)
Carpenter bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpenter_bee
Colletidae (plasterer bees)[edit]
Plasterer bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colletidae
Halictidae (sweat bees)[edit]
Sweat bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halictidae
Megachilidae (leafcutter bees)[edit]
Leafcutter bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megachile
Mason bee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_bee
Ampulicidae (cockroach wasps)[edit]
Cockroach wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampulicidae
Crabronidae (various wasps)[edit]
Sand wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_wasp
Cicada killer wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphecius
Aphid wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemphredoninae
Weevil wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerceris
Beewolf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beewolf
Sphecidae (digger wasps)[edit]
Mud dauber http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sceliphron
Digger wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digger_wasp
Chrysididae (cuckoo wasps)[edit]
Cuckoo wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysidinae
Formicidae (ants)[edit]
Erratic ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erratic_ant
Coconut ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapinoma_sessile
Driver ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorylus
Army ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eciton
Carpenter ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpenter_ant
Mound ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegheny_mound_ant
Black ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formica_fusca
Horse ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formica_rufa
Slavemaker ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formica_sanguinea
Slave-raider ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyergus
Yellow crazy ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_crazy_ant
Yellow meadow ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_meadow_ant
Black garden ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_garden_ant
Weaver ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weaver_ant
Crazy ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paratrechina
Bulldog ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrmecia
Leafcutter ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leafcutter_ant
Acrobat ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crematogaster_ashmeadi
Harvester ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogonomyrmex
Red ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrmica_rubra
Pharaoh ant* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharaoh_ant
Marauder ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheidologeton
Fire ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_ant
Bullet ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraponera (Insanely painful sting used in rite of passage for warriors.)
Jumping ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpegnathos_saltator (Less social than most ants.)
Trap-jaw ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odontomachus (Fastest jaws in the animal kingdom.)
Mutillidae (velvet ants)[edit]
Velvet ant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutillidae
Pompilidae (spider wasps)[edit]
Tarantula hawk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantula_hawk (Extremely painful sting.)
Tiphiidae (flower wasps)[edit]
Flower wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiphiidae
Vespidae (various wasps)[edit]
Potter wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potter_wasp
Pollen wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollen_wasp
Paper wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polistinae
Bald-faced hornet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald-faced_hornet
Tiger hornet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_giant_hornet (Article mentioned name "tiger-head bee.")
Brown hornet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_hornet
Banded hornet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_banded_hornet
Yellowjacket http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespula_vulgaris
Agaonidae (fig wasps)[edit]
Fig wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fig_wasp (Won't make much sense without figs.)
Mymaridae (fairyflies)[edit]
Fairyfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairyfly (Smallest insect, maybe too small to include.)
Cynipidae (gall wasps)[edit]
Gall wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gall_wasp
Evaniidae (hatchet wasps)[edit]
Hatchet wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaniidae
Ichneumonidae (ichneumon wasps)[edit]
Ichneumon wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichneumonidae
Symphyta (sawflies)[edit]
Cephoidea (stem sawflies)[edit]
Stem sawfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephoidea
Pamphiliidae (leaf-rolling sawflies)[edit]
Leaf-rolling sawfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamphiliidae
Orussidae (parasitic wood wasps)[edit]
Parasitic wood wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orussidae
Siricidae (wood wasps)[edit]
Wood wasp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horntail
Diprionidae (conifer sawflies)[edit]
Conifer sawfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diprionidae
Tenthredinidae (common sawflies)[edit]
Common sawfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenthredinidae
Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies)[edit]
Acanthopteroctetidae (archaic sun moths)[edit]
Iridescent sun moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthopteroctetidae
Adelidae (longhorned fairy moths)[edit]
Fairy moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelidae
Alucitoidea (many-plume moths and fals plume moths)[edit]
Twenty-plume Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alucita_hexadactyla
Bombycoidea (silkworm moths, hawk moths, emperor moths and relatives)[edit]
Silkmoth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombyx_mori
Silkworm (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombyx_mori (silk producer!)
Death's-head Hawkmoth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death%27s-head_Hawkmoth
Pink-Spotted Hawkmoth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrius_cingulata
Hummingbird Hawk-moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroglossum_stellatarum
Lime Hawk-moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimas_tiliae
Catalpa Sphinx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratomia_catalpae
Yellow Sphinx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthopan_morgani
Luna Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actias_luna
Luna Caterpillar (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actias_luna
Atlas moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacus_atlas
Emperor gum moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opodiphthera_eucalypti
Emperor Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavonia_pavonia
Imperial Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eacles_imperialis
Comet moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_moth
Comet moth caterpillar (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_moth (Silk producer!)
Cecropia moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyalophora_cecropia
Cecropia caterpillar (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyalophora_cecropia
Regal Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regal_Moth
Hickory Horned Devil (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regal_Moth
Moon Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graellsia_isabellae
Ceciodosidae (gall moths)[edit]
Gall Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecidosidae
Cossoidea (carpenterworm moths)[edit]
Carpenterworm Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prionoxystus_robiniae
Carpenter Worm (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prionoxystus_robiniae
Goat Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goat_Moth
Witchetty Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endoxyla_leucomochla
Witchetty grub (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchetty_grub (it's edible!)
Drepanoidea (hooktip moths and Oriental swallowtail moths)[edit]
Scalloped Hook-tip http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcaria_lacertinaria
Barred Hook-tip http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watsonalla_cultraria
Peach Blossom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peach_Blossom
Satin Lutestring http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetheella_fluctuosa
Buff Arches http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buff_Arches
Eriocriniidae (sparkling archaic sun moths)[edit]
Sparkling sun moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eriocranioidea
Geometroidea (geometer moths and swallowtail moths)[edit]
Peppered moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppered_moth
Maiden’s Blush http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maiden%27s_Blush
Cream Wave http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_Wave
Rusty Wave http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty_Wave
Blood-vein http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood-vein
Feathered Thorn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feathered_Thorn
Emerald Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Emerald
Inchworm (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometer_moth#Caterpillars
Gracillarioidea (leafminer moths and relatives)[edit]
Leaf miner (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse-chestnut_leaf_miner
Hepialoidea (ghost moths and swift moths)[edit]
Ghost Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepialus_humuli
Swift Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Swift_%28moth%29
Orange Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Swift
Hesperiidae (skippers)[edit]
Common Awl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Awl
Small Green Awlet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Green_Awlet
Plain Orange Awlet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_Orange_Awlet
Pale Green Awlet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_Green_Awlet
Orange Striped Awl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange-striped_Awl
(There is a type of 'skipper' commonly called 'policemen'. Unfortunately Wikipedia has little info on these. Shame.)
Heterobathmiidae (Valdivian archaic moths)[edit]
Metallic sun moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterobathmioidea
Lasiocampoidea (lappet moths)[edit]
Lappet moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastropacha_quercifolia
Lackey moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lackey_moth
Tent Caterpillar (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tent_caterpillar (silk producer!)
Lycaenidae (gossamer-winged butterflies, hairstreaks, blues and coppers)[edit]
Leaf Blue Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblypodia_anita
Small Blue Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupido_minimus
Large Blue Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maculinea_arion
Great Purple Hairstreak Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlides_halesus
Small Copper Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaena_phlaeas
Common Copper Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaena_salustius
Large Copper Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaena_dispar
Harvester Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feniseca_tarquinius (predatory larvae)
Bright Sunbeam Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright_Sunbeam
Megalopygidae (flannel moths)[edit]
Flannel moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopygidae
Tree asp (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopyge_opercularis
Nepticulidae (pygmy moths)[edit]
Pygmy Sorrel Moth http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=118
Noctuidea (owlet moths, tiger moths, prominent moths and relatives)[edit]
Black Witch Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Witch
Gypsy moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy_moth
Bollworm (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollworm
Armyworm (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spodoptera
Cutworm (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutworm
Oak Processionary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_processionary
Angle Shades http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angle_Shades
Tussock moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_tussock_moth
Brown-tail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown-tail
Cinnabar moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnabar_moth
Striped Tiger Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_tiger_moth
Garden tiger moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_tiger_moth
Scarlet tiger moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_tiger_moth
Giant Leopard Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Leopard_Moth
Wooly Bear (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrharctia_isabella
Pine Beauty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Beauty
Rustic Shoulder-knot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rustic_Shoulder-knot
True Lover's Knot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Lover's_Knot
Copper Underwing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_Underwing
Nymphalidae (browns, fritillaries, admirals and monarchs)[edit]
Tortoiseshell Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Tortoiseshell
Comma http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma_%28butterfly%29
Crimson Patch Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_Patch
Marsh Fritillary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_Fritillary
Monarch butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_%28butterfly%29 (already included)
Monarch butterfly caterpillar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_%28butterfly%29
Painted Lady http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_cardui
Peacock Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inachis_io
Red Admiral Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_atalanta
Papilionidae (swallowtail butterflies)[edit]
Anise Swallowtail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anise_Swallowtail
Black Swallowtail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Swallowtail
Black Swallowtail caterpillar (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Swallowtail
Giant Swallowtail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Swallowtail
Common Yellow Swallowtail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_World_Swallowtail
Zebra Swallowtail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_Swallowtail
Tiger Swallowtail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_tiger_swallowtail (These look a lot like anise swallowtails, but their caterpillars are awesome.)
Tiger Swallowtail Caterpillar (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wester_tiger_swallowtail
Pieridae (yellow-white butterflies and sulphurs)[edit]
Brimstone Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brimstone_%28butterfly%29
Clouded Brimstone Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colias_philodice
Dogface Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_dogface_butterfly
Clouded Yellow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clouded_Yellow
Small White Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieris_rapae
Large White Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieris_brassicae
Prodoxidae (yucca moths)[edit]
Yucca Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tegeticula_yuccasella
Pterophoridae (plume moths)[edit]
Artichoke Plume Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artichoke_Plume_Moth
White Plume Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Plume_Moth
Pyraloidea (snout moths and relatives)[edit]
Pod Borer (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maruca
Wax moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_wax_moth
Riodinidae (metalmark butterflies)[edit]
Harlequin Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxila_%28butterfly%29
Chequered Metalmark Butterfly* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Burgundy_%28butterfly%29 (*Proposed name in lieu of 'Duke of Burgundy')
Sesioidea (clearwing moths and relatives)[edit]
Fiery Clearwing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bembecia_chrysidiformis
Tineoidea (clothes moths, bagworms and relatives)[edit]
Bagworm (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagworm_moth
Clothing Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Clothes_Moth
Toitricidae (leafroller moths; you find them in apples)[edit]
Codling moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codling_moth
Apple worm (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codling_moth
Pea Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pea_moth
Yponomeutoidea (ermine moths and relatives)[edit]
Diamondback moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamondback_moth
Ermine moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yponomeutidae
Webworm (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yponomeutidae (silk producer! See http://www.dutchdailynews.com/caterpillar-invasion-turns-dutch-city-into-a-horror-scene/)
Zygaenoidea (burnet moths and relatives)[edit]
Almond-tree leaf skeletonizer moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almond-tree_leaf_skeletonizer_moth
Forester moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forester_%28moth%29
Six-Spot Burnet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-spot_Burnet
Five-spot Burnet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygaena_trifolii
Transparent Burnet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparent_Burnet
Monkey Slug (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hag_moth
Yellow-shouldered slug (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-shouldered_slug
Saddleback caterpillar (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddleback_caterpillar
Mantodea (mantises)[edit]
Dwarf mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameles_spallanzania
Stick mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunneria
Monster mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimantis_monstrosa
Thistle mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blepharopsis_mendica
Shield mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choeradodis
Wide-armed mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cilnia_humeralis
Flower mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creobroter
Dead leaf mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deroplatys
Conehead mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empusa_pennata
Bark mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyromantis
Jade mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierodula
Orchid mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchid_mantis
Devil's flower mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idolomantis_diabolica
Iris mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_oratoria
Ground mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litaneutria
Praying mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis_religiosa
Metallic mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallyticidae
Boxer bark mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraoxypilus
Ghost mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllocrania_paradoxa
Marbled mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyspilota_aeruginosa
Cryptic mantis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibylla_pretiosa
Orthoptera (grasshoppers and crickets)[edit]
Prophalangopsidae (grigs)[edit]
Hump-winged grig http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hump-winged_grig
Rhaphidophoridae (cave crickets)[edit]
Cave cricket http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhaphidophoridae
Gryllotalpidae (mole crickets)[edit]
Mole cricket http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_cricket
Schizodactylidae (dune crickets)[edit]
Dune cricket http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizodactylus_monstrosus
Anostostomatidae (wetas)[edit]
Weta http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_weta
Stenopelmatidae (Jerusalem crickets)[edit]
Potato bug http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_cricket
Tettigoniidae (katydids)[edit]
Katydid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tettigoniidae
Acrididae (grasshoppers)[edit]
Grasshopper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrididae
Romaleidae (lubber grasshoppers)[edit]
Lubber grasshopper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romalea_guttata
Tetrigidae (pygmy locusts)[edit]
Pygmy locust http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrigidae
Phasmatodea (stick insects)[edit]
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