Insects (Insecta)
Photography by Donald Gudehus
Index
Class Insecta - Insects
Subclass Apterygota - Wingless Insects
Order Thysanura - Bristletails
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Family Lepismatidae
Subclass Pterygota, Lang, 1888 - Winged Insects
Infraclass Paleoptera - Insects with Non-folding Wings
Order Ephemeroptera - Mayflies
Suborder Setisura
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Family Heptageniidae - Flatheaded Mayflies
Order Odonata - Damselflies and Dragonflies
Suborder Zygoptera - Damselflies
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Family Calopterygidae - Broad-winged Damselflies
Family Lestidae - Spreadwing Damselflies
Family Coenagrionidae - Pond Damselflies, aka Narrow-winged Damselflies
Suborder Anisoptera - Dragonflies
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Family Aeshnidae - Darners
Family Libellulidae - Skimmers
Infraclass Neoptera, Martynov, 1923 - Insects with Folding Wings
Superorder Exopterygota - Insects with Incomplete Metamorphosis
Order Orthoptera - Grasshoppers, Katydids,and Crickets
Suborder Ensifera - Long-horned Orthoptera
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Family Stenopelmatidae - Jerusalem Crickets
Order Mantodea - Mantids
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Family Mantidae Mantids
Order Hemiptera - True Bugs
Suborder Auchenorrhyncha - Cicadas, Spittlebugs, Hoppers
Infraorder Cicadomorpha
Superfamily Cicadoidea
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Family Cicadidae Westwood, 1840 - Cicadas
Suborder Heteroptera
Infraorder Pentatomomorpha
Superfamily Pentatomoidea
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Family Pentatomidae Leach, 1815 - Stink Bugs and Shield Bugs
Superfamily Coreoidea
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Family Rhopalidae Amyot and Serville, 1843 - Scentless Plant Bugs
Superfamily Pyrrhocoroidea
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Family Largidae Amyot and Serville, 1843 - Bordered Plant Bugs
Superorder Endopterygota - Insects with Complete Metamorphosis
Order Hymenoptera Bees, Wasps, Ants, and Sawflies
Suborder Symphyta - Sawflies and Wood Wasps
Suborder Apocrita - Bees, Wasps, and Ants
Infraorder Aculeata
Superfamily Apoidea - Bees and Sphecoid Wasps
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Family Apidae - Carpenter Bees, Bumble Bees, and Honey Bees
Family Halictidae - Sweat Bees
Superfamily Chrysidoidea - Cuckoo Wasps and Allies
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Family Chrysididae - Cuckoo Wasps
Superfamily Vespoidea - Wasps and Ants
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Family Vespidae - Paper Wasps, Hornets, Potter Wasps, Yellow Jackets, and relatives
Order Coleoptera - Beetles
Suborder Polyphaga
Infraorder Scarabaeiformia
Superfamily Scarabaeoidea
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Family Scarabaeidae - Scarab Beetles
Infraorder Elateriformia
Superfamily Buprestoidea
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Family Buprestidae - Jewel Beetles
Superfamily Elateroidea - Click Beetles and Soldier Beetles
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Family Cantharidae - Soldier Beetles
Infraorder Cucujiformia
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea - Longhorn and Leaf Beetles
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Family Cerambycidae - Long-horned Beetles
Family Chrysomelidae - Leaf Beetles
Superfamily Cucujoidea
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Family Coccinellidae - Lady Beetles
Superfamily Curculionoidea
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Family Curculionidae - Snout and Bark Beetles
Order Neuroptera - Net-veined Insects
Suborder Hemerobiiformia
Superfamily Hemerobioidea
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Family Chrysopidae - Common Lacewings, Green Lacewings
Superfamily Myrmeleontoidea
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Family Myrmeleontidae - Antlions
Superorder Panorpida - Panorpoid Insects
Order Diptera - True Flies
Suborder Nematocera
Infraorder Culicomorpha
Superfamily Chironomoidea
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Family Chironomidae - Non-biting Midges
Suborder Brachycera
Infraorder Asilomorpha
Superfamily Asiloidea
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Family Bombyliidae - Bee Flies
Infraorder Muscomorpha
Section Aschiza
Superfamily Syrphoidea
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Family Syrphidae - Hover Flies
Section Schizophora
Subsection Calyptratae
Superfamily Muscoidea
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Family Scathophagidae - Dung Flies
Superfamily Oestroidea
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Family Calliphoridae - Blow-flies or Carrion Flies
Family Sarcophagidae - Flesh Flies
Images of Species
Family Lepismatidae
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Genus Lepisma
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Thermobia domestica - Firebrat
Family Heptageniidae - Flatheaded Mayflies
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Genus Rhithrogena
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Rhithrogena morrisoni - The March Brown Mayfly
Family Calopterygidae - Broad-winged Damselflies
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Genus Calopteryx
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Calopteryx aequabilis (Say, 1839) - The River Jewelwing
Family Lestidae - Spreadwing Damselflies
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Genus Archilestes
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Archilestes californica (McLachlan, 1895) - The California Spreadwing
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Lestes unguiculatus (Selys, 1876) - The Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Family Coenagrionidae - Pond Damselflies, aka Narrow-winged Damselflies
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Genus Argia - The Dancers
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Argia vivida (Hagen, 1865) - The Vivid Dancer
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Enallagma carunculatum (Morse, 1895) - The Tule Bluet
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Ischnura cervula (Selys, 1876) - The Pacific Forktail
Ischnura perparva (Selys, 1876) - The Western Forktail
Family Aeshnidae - Darners
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Genus Aeshna
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Aeshna palmata (Hagen, 1856) - The Paddle-tailed Darner
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Anax junius (Drury, 1773) - The Common Green Darner
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Rhionaeschna multicolor (Hagen, 1861) - The Blue-eyed Darner
Family Libellulidae - Skimmers
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Subfamily Libellulinae
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Genus Erythemis
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Erythemis collocata (Hagen, 1861) - The Western Pondhawk
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Libellula forensis (Hagen, 1861) - The Eight-spotted Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa (Burmeister, 1839) - The Widow Skimmer
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773) - The Twelve-spotted Skimmer
Libellula saturata (Uhler, 1857) - The Flame Skimmer
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Plathemis lydia (Drury, 1773) - The Common Whitetail
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Sympetrum illotum (Hagen, 1861) - The Cardinal Meadowhawk
Sympetrum pallipes (Hagen, 1874) - The Striped Meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum (Say, 1870) - The Band-winged Meadowhawk
Family Stenopelmatidae - Jerusalem Crickets
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Genus Stenopelmatus
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Stenopelmatus fuscus (Haldeman, 1852) - The Jerusalem Cricket
Family Mantidae - Praying Mantids
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Genus Mantis
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Mantis religiosa (Linnaeus, 1758) - The European Mantis
Family Cicadidae, Westwood, 1840 - Cicadas
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Subfamily Tibicininaei
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Genus Platypedia
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Platypedia minor (Uhler, 1888) - The Minor Cicada
Family Pentatomidae, Leach, 1815 - Stink Bugs and Shield Bugs
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Tribe Pentatomini
Genus Acrosternum - Stink Bugs
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Acrosternum hilare (Say, 1832) - The Green Stink Bug
Euschistus conspersus (Uhler, 1897) - The Conspersus Stink Bug
Family Rhopalidae, Amyot and Serville, 1843 - Scentless Plant Bugs
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Subfamily Serinethinae
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Genus Boisea
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Boisea rubrolineatus (Barber, 1956) - The Western Box Elder Bug
Family Largidae, Amyot and Serville, 1843 - Bordered Plant Bugs
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Subfamily Larginae
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Genus Largus - Stink Bugs
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Largus cinctus (Herrich-Schaffer, 1842) - The Bordered Plant Bug
Family Apidae - Carpenter Bees, Bumble Bees, and Honey Bees
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Subfamily Apinae
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Tribe Apini - Honey Bees
Genus Apis
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Apis mellifera (Linnaeus, 1758) - The European Honey Bee aka The Western Honey Bee
Genus Bombus - Bumble Bees
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Bombus melanopygus (Nylander, 1848) - The Orange-rumped Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii (Radoszkowski, 1862) - The Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
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Genus Xylocopa - Carpenter Bees
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Xylocopa mordax (F. Smith, 1874) - The Greater Antillean Carpenter Bee
Family Halictidae - Sweat Bees
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Subfamily Halictinae
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Genus Lasioglossum
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Agapostemon sp. - Unidentified Agapostemon species
Lasioglossum sp. - Unidentified Lasioglossum species
Family Chrysididae - Cuckoo Wasps
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Chrysididae sp. - Unidentified Chrysididae species
Family Vespidae - Paper Wasps, Hornets, Potter Wasps, Yellow Jackets, and relatives
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Subfamily Polistinae
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Genus Polistinae
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Polistes dominula - The European Paper Wasp
Family Scarabaeidae - Scarab Beetles
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Subfamily Melonthinae - Chafers
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Genus Polyphylla
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Polyphylla decemlineata (Say, 1824) - The Ten-lined June Beetle
Family Buprestidae - Jewel Beetles
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Subfamily Buprestinae (Lacordaire, 1857)
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Tribe Buprestini
Genus Cypriacis
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Cypriacis aurulenta (Linnaeus, 1758) - The Golden Buprestid
Family Cantharidae - Soldier Beetles
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Subfamily Cantharinae
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Genus Podabrus
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Podabrus pruinosus (LeConte, 1851) - The Red-headed Soldier Beetle
Family Cerambycidae - Long-horned Beetles
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Subfamily Prioninae (Latreille, 1802)
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Tribe Anacolini
Genus Prionoplus
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Prionoplus reticularis (White, 1843) - The Huhu Beetle
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Genus Anastrangalia
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Anastrangalia sanguinea (LeConte, 1859) - The Flower Longhorn
Family Chrysomelidae - Leaf Beetles
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Subfamily Chrysomelinae (Latreille, 1802)
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Tribe Chrysomelini
Genus Chrysolina
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Chrysolina quadrigemina (Suffrian, 1851) - The Chrysolina Beetle
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Tribe Luperini
Genus Diabrotica
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Diabrotica undecimpunctat undecimpuntat (Mannerheim, 1843) - The Western Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Family Coccinellidae - Lady Beetles aka Ladybirds and Ladybugs
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Subfamily Coccinellinae (Latreille, 1807)
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Tribe Coccinellini
Genus Adalia
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Adalia bipunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) - The Two-spotted Lady Beetle
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Coccinella novemnotata (Herbst, 1793) - The Nine-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) - The Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
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Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) - The Asian Spotted Lady Beetle
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Hippodamia convergens (Guerin-Meneville, 1842) - The Convergent Lady Beetle
Family Curculionidae - Snout and Bark Beetles
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Subfamily Entiminae - Broad-nosed Weevils
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Tribe Polydrusini
Genus Polydrusus
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Polydrusus impressifrons (Dejean, 1821) - The Pale Green Weevil
Family Chrysopidae - Common Lacewings and Green Lacewings
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Subfamily Chrysopinae
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Genus Chrysoperla
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Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens, 1835) - The Common Green Lacewing
Family Myrmeleontidae - Antlions
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Genus Unknown
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Antlion
Family Chironomidae - Non-biting Midges
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Subfamily Chironominae (Newman, 1834)
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Tribe Chironomini
Genus Chironomus
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Chironomus plumosus (Linnaeus, 1758) - The Buzzer Midge
Family Bombyliidae - Bee Flies
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Subfamily Bombyliinae
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Genus Bombylius
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Bombylius major (Linnaeus, 1758) - The Large Bee Fly
Family Syrphidae - Hover Flies
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Subfamily Syrphinae
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Genus Syrphus
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Syrphus opinator (Osten-Sacken, 1877) - Hover Fly
Family Scathophagidae - Dung Flies
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Subfamily Scathophaginae
- Genus Scathophaga
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Scathophaga stercoraria (Linnaeus, 1758) - The Golden Dung Fly
Family Calliphoridae - Blow-flies or Carrion Flies
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Subfamily Calliphorinae
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Genus Unknown
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Blow-fly
Family Sarcophagidae - Flesh Flies
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Subfamily Miltogramminae
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Genus Unknown
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Flesh Fly