Insect Families
19 entries in the Insect Families compendium.
MidgeSmall flies with diverse ecological roles worldwide.Mole cricketBurrowing insects known for loud songs and agricultural impact.NeuropteraOrder of net-winged insects including lacewings and antlions.NoctuidaeA large moth family with larvae that damage crops worldwide.NymphalidaeLargest butterfly family, known for reduced forelegs and colourful wings.OdonataOrder of predatory flying insects including dragonflies and damselflies.Parasitoid waspParasitoid wasps lay eggs in hosts, eventually killing them.PentatomoideaSuperfamily of hemipterans including stink bugs and shield bugs.Peppered mothA moth studied as an example of natural selection.Periodical cicadasSynchronized emergences every 13 or 17 years.PhasmatodeaMasters of camouflage, these insects mimic sticks and leaves.Pieris brassicaeA widespread butterfly known as a crop pest and eradication success.PlanthopperPlanthoppers are plant-feeding insects known for hopping and wax production.PlecopteraStoneflies are primitive aquatic insects sensitive to water pollution.PsocopteraPrimitive paraneopterans, including booklice and barklice.PterygotaSubclass of insects comprising all winged and secondarily wingless forms.Pyrrhocoris apterusFirebug known for hormone disruption by paper products from balsam fir trees.ReduviidaeA large family of mostly predatory true bugs.RhaphidophoridaeFlightless, nocturnal insects with long antennae and legs.
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