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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 | ||
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| + | Prong-gilled mayfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptophlebiidae | ||
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| + | Burrowing mayfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephemeridae | ||
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| + | Spiny crawler mayfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephemerellidae | ||
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| + | Small squaregill mayfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caenidae | ||
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| + | ==Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies)== | ||
| + | ===Anisoptera (dragonflies)=== | ||
| + | Dragonfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonfly | ||
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| + | ===Zygoptera (damselflies)=== | ||
| + | Damselfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damselfly | ||
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=Neoptera (flexible-winged insects)= | =Neoptera (flexible-winged insects)= | ||
==Blattaria (cockroaches)== | ==Blattaria (cockroaches)== | ||
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Sun beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amara | Sun beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amara | ||
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| + | Blue ground beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_ground_beetle | ||
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| + | Golden ground beetle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ground_beetle | ||
====Dytiscidae (predaceous diving beetles)==== | ====Dytiscidae (predaceous diving beetles)==== | ||
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==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomy_of_Lepidoptera Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies)]== | ==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomy_of_Lepidoptera Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies)]== | ||
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| − | === | + | ===Acanthopteroctetidae (archaic sun moths)=== |
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| + | Iridescent sun moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthopteroctetidae | ||
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| + | ===Adelidae (longhorned fairy moths)=== | ||
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| + | Fairy moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelidae | ||
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| + | ===Alucitoidea (many-plume moths and fals plume moths)=== | ||
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| + | Twenty-plume Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alucita_hexadactyla | ||
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| + | ===Bombycoidea (silkworm moths, hawk moths, emperor moths and relatives)=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Silkmoth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombyx_mori | ||
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| + | Silkworm (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombyx_mori (silk producer!) | ||
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| + | Death's-head Hawkmoth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death%27s-head_Hawkmoth | ||
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| + | Pink-Spotted Hawkmoth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrius_cingulata | ||
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| + | Hummingbird Hawk-moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroglossum_stellatarum | ||
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| + | Lime Hawk-moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimas_tiliae | ||
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| + | Catalpa Sphinx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratomia_catalpae | ||
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| + | Yellow Sphinx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthopan_morgani | ||
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| + | Luna Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actias_luna | ||
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| + | Luna Caterpillar (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actias_luna | ||
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| + | Atlas moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacus_atlas | ||
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| + | Emperor gum moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opodiphthera_eucalypti | ||
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| + | Emperor Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavonia_pavonia | ||
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| + | Imperial Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eacles_imperialis | ||
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| + | Comet moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_moth | ||
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| + | Comet moth caterpillar (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_moth (Silk producer!) | ||
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| + | Cecropia moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyalophora_cecropia | ||
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| + | Cecropia caterpillar (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyalophora_cecropia | ||
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| + | Regal Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regal_Moth | ||
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| + | Hickory Horned Devil (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regal_Moth | ||
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| + | Moon Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graellsia_isabellae | ||
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| + | ===Ceciodosidae (gall moths)=== | ||
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| + | Gall Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecidosidae | ||
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| + | ===Cossoidea (carpenterworm moths)=== | ||
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| + | Carpenterworm Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prionoxystus_robiniae | ||
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| + | Carpenter Worm (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prionoxystus_robiniae | ||
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| + | Goat Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goat_Moth | ||
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| + | Witchetty Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endoxyla_leucomochla | ||
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| + | Witchetty grub (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchetty_grub (it's edible!) | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Drepanoidea (hooktip moths and Oriental swallowtail moths)=== | ||
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| + | Scalloped Hook-tip http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcaria_lacertinaria | ||
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| + | Barred Hook-tip http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watsonalla_cultraria | ||
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| + | Peach Blossom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peach_Blossom | ||
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| + | Satin Lutestring http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetheella_fluctuosa | ||
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| + | Buff Arches http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buff_Arches | ||
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| + | ===Eriocriniidae (sparkling archaic sun moths)=== | ||
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| + | Sparkling sun moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eriocranioidea | ||
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| + | ===Geometroidea (geometer moths and swallowtail moths)=== | ||
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| + | Peppered moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppered_moth | ||
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| + | Maiden’s Blush http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maiden%27s_Blush | ||
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| + | Cream Wave http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_Wave | ||
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| + | Rusty Wave http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty_Wave | ||
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| + | Blood-vein http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood-vein | ||
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| + | Feathered Thorn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feathered_Thorn | ||
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| + | Emerald Moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Emerald | ||
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| + | Inchworm (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geometer_moth#Caterpillars | ||
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| + | ===Gracillarioidea (leafminer moths and relatives)=== | ||
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| + | Leaf miner (larva) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse-chestnut_leaf_miner | ||
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| + | ===Hepialoidea (ghost moths and swift moths)=== | ||
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| + | 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 | + | 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)=== | ===Lycaenidae (gossamer-winged butterflies, hairstreaks, blues and coppers)=== | ||
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Bright Sunbeam Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright_Sunbeam | Bright Sunbeam Butterfly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright_Sunbeam | ||
| − | === | + | ===Megalopygidae (flannel moths)=== |
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| + | 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 | |
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| + | 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 | |
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| + | 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)=== | ===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 |
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| + | ===Yponomeutoidea (ermine moths and relatives)=== | ||
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| + | Diamondback moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamondback_moth | ||
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| + | Ermine moth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yponomeutidae | ||
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| + | 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)]== | ==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mantis_genera_and_species Mantodea (mantises)]== | ||
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]
UNFINISHED