Major insect orders Flashcards
What are examples of Blattodea?
cockroaches and termites
What are examples of Coleoptera?
Ladybugs, scarab beetles and lightning bugs
What are examples of Dermaptera?
Earwigs
What are examples of Diptera?
Flies and mosquitos
What are examples of Ephemeroptera?
Mayflies
What are examples of Hemiptera?
Giant water bug
What are examples of Hymenoptera?
Bees, bumblebees, wasps, ants
What are examples of lepidoptera?
butterflies and moths
What are examples of Mantodea?
mantids
What are examples of mecoptera
Scorpionflies
What are examples of Megaloptera?
Dobsonflies
What are examples of neuroptera?
lacewings
What are examples of odonata?
dragonflies
What are examples of orthoptera?
Grasshoppers and locusts
What are examples of phasmatodea?
stick insects
What are examples of Phthiraptera?
lice
What are examples of Plecoptera?
stoneflies
What are examples of Psocoptera?
book lice
What are examples of raphidoptera?
snakeflies
What are examples of siphonaptera?
fleas
What are examples of strepsiptera?
stylops
What are examples of thysanoptera?
thrips
What are examples of Zygentoma
silverfish
What are examples of trichoptera?
caddisflies