Home
Insects
[
field guide
|
sightings
]
All Insect sightings
Insects
- Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
- Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)
-
Beetles (Coleoptera)
- Click beetles (Elateridae)
- Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)
- Ground beetles (Carabidae)
- Jewel beetles (Buprestidae)
- Lady beetles (Coccinellidae)
- Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)
- Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae)
- Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)
- Stag beetles (Lucanidae)
- Water beetles (several families)
- Weevils (Curculionoidea)
- Other beetles
- Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)
- Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea)
- Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)
- Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata)
- Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera)
- Leafhoppers & planthoppers (Hemiptera, several families)
-
Moths (Lepidoptera)
- Anthelid moths (Anthelidae)
- Case moths (Psychidae)
- Concealer moths (Oecophoridae)
- Emperor moths (Saturniidae)
- Geometer moths (Geometridae)
- Hawk moths (Sphingidae)
- Noctuid moths (Noctuidae & Erebidae)
- Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae)
- Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae)
- Sun moths (Castniidae)
- Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae)
- Tiger moths (Arctiidae & Aganaidae)
- Wood moths (Cossidae)
- Other moths
- Tiger moths (Arctiinae)
- Praying mantises (Mantodea)
- Primitive insects
- Psyllids, lerps, aphids & whiteflies (Hemiptera, several families)
- Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta)
- Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea)
- Stick insects (Phasmatodea)
- True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)
-
True flies (Diptera)
- Bee flies (Bombyliidae)
- Blow flies (Calliphoridae)
- Bristle Flies (Tachinidae)
- Crane flies, mosquitoes & gnats (several families)
- Flower-loving flies (Apioceridae)
- Hover flies (Syrphidae)
- Long-legged Flies (Dolichopodidae)
- March or Horse flies (Tabanidae)
- Mydas flies (Mydidae)
- Pelecorhynchid flies (Pelecorhynchidae)
- Robber flies (Asilidae)
- Stiletto flies (Therevidae)
- Tangle-vein flies (Nemestrinidae)
- Other true flies
- Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)
-
Other insects
- Barklice (Psocodea, several families)
- Caddisflies (Trichoptera)
- Dobsonflies & Alderflies (Megaloptera)
- Earwigs (Dermaptera)
- Lacewings (Neuroptera)
- Mayflies (Ephemeroptera)
- Scorpionflies and Hangingflies (Mecoptera)
- Stoneflies (Plecoptera)
- Termites (Blattodea, several families)
- Thrips (Thysanoptera)
- Webspinners (Embioptera)
Moderators
Want to become a moderator for Insects?
Apply now
Follow Insects
Receive alerts when new sightings are reported
Subscribe
