Order of Insects

Question 1

Archaeognatha

Answer 1

Bristletails

Question 2

Thysanura

Answer 2

Silverfish, Firebrats

Question 3

Ephemeroptera

Answer 3

Mayflies

Question 4

Odonata

Answer 4

Dragonflies & Damselflies (each in their own suborders)

Question 5

Plecoptera

Answer 5

Stoneflies

Question 6

Notoptera

Answer 6

Ice Crawlers, Rock Crawlers, Heel Walkers (discovered in 2002)

Question 7

Dermaptera

Answer 7

Earwigs

Question 8

Embioptera

Answer 8

Webspinners

Question 9

Phasmatodea

Answer 9

Walking Sticks, Timemas

Question 10

Orthoptera

Answer 10

Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids

Question 11

Mantodea

Answer 11

Mantises

Question 12

Blattodea

Answer 12

Cockroaches and Termites (formerly Isoptera)

Question 13

Zoraptera

Answer 13

Angel Insects

Question 14

Hemiptera

Answer 14

True Bugs, Moss Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids (in suborders)

Question 15

Thysanoptera

Answer 15

Thrips

Question 16

Psocoptera

Answer 16

Psocids (booklice & barklice)

Question 17

Phthiraptera

Answer 17

Lice

Question 18

Coleoptera

Answer 18

Beetles

Question 19

Strepsiptera

Answer 19

Twisted Winged Parasites

Question 20

Neuroptera

Answer 20

Lacewings, Antlions, Mantidflies, Owlflies

Question 21

Raphidioptera

Answer 21

Snakeflies

Question 22

Megaloptera

Answer 22

Alderflies, Dobsonflies, Fishflies

Question 23

Hymenoptera

Answer 23

Sawflies, Horntails, Wasps, Ants, Bees

Question 24

Trichoptera

Answer 24

Caddisflies

Question 25

Lepidoptera

Answer 25

Butterflies & Moths

Question 26

Mecoptera

Answer 26

Scorpionflies, Hangingflies

Question 27

Siphonaptera

Answer 27

Fleas (though it turns out that fleas are highly developed scorpionflies so this order may soon be reclassified as Mecoptera)

Question 28

Diptera

Answer 28

Flies