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Order of Insects Flashcards

1
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Archaeognatha

A

Bristletails

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2
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Thysanura

A

Silverfish, Firebrats

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3
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Ephemeroptera

A

Mayflies

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4
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Odonata

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Dragonflies & Damselflies (each in their own suborders)

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5
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Plecoptera

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Stoneflies

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6
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Notoptera

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

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7
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Dermaptera

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Earwigs

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8
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Embioptera

A

Webspinners

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9
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Phasmatodea

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Walking Sticks, Timemas

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10
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Orthoptera

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Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids

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11
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Mantodea

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Mantises

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12
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Blattodea

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Cockroaches and Termites (formerly Isoptera)

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13
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Zoraptera

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Angel Insects

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14
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Hemiptera

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

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Thysanoptera

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Thrips

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16
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Psocoptera

A

Psocids (booklice & barklice)

17
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Phthiraptera

A

Lice

18
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Coleoptera

A

Beetles

19
Q

Strepsiptera

A

Twisted Winged Parasites

20
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Neuroptera

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Lacewings, Antlions, Mantidflies, Owlflies

21
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Raphidioptera

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Snakeflies

22
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Megaloptera

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Alderflies, Dobsonflies, Fishflies

23
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Hymenoptera

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Sawflies, Horntails, Wasps, Ants, Bees

24
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Trichoptera

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Caddisflies

25
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Lepidoptera

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Butterflies & Moths

26
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Mecoptera

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Scorpionflies, Hangingflies

27
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Siphonaptera

A

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

28
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Diptera

A

Flies

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