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InsectsInsects. Explore major groups and selected representatives of insects, with sourced names and classification links.

Insects

Dicondylia

Pterygota

Neoptera

Endopterygota

Beetle

Amphiesmenoptera

Lepidoptera

Fly

Hymenoptera

Paraneoptera

Hemiptera

Orthoptera

Palaeoptera

Odonata

Dictyoptera

Blattodea

Mantis

Earwig

Mayfly

Plecoptera

Caddisfly

Neuroptera

Flea

Thrips

Zygentoma

Archaeognatha

Mecoptera

Strepsiptera

Snakefly

Megaloptera

Embioptera

Zoraptera

Caelifera

Damselfly

Heteroptera

Apocrita

Brachycera

Nematocera

Polyphaga

Ensifera

Adephaga

Auchenorrhyncha

Sternorrhyncha

Archostemata

Glossata

Myxophaga

Epiprocta

Euphasmatodea

Troctomorpha

Hemerobiiformia

Pisciforma

Myrmeleontiformia

Dragonfly

Louse

Sucking louse

Aculeata

Apoidea

Apidae

Xylocopinae

Carpenter bee

Cucujiformia

Heteroneura

Ditrysia

Elateriformia

Ant

Culicomorpha

Culicoidea

Mosquito

Elateroidea

Firefly

Bombycoidea

Bombycidae

Bombyx

Bombyx mori

Gryllidea

Grylloidea

Gryllidae

Cicadomorpha

Cicada

Cicadidae

Antlion

Mantidae

Mantinae

Mantis (genus)

European mantis

Forficulidae

Forficula

Forficula auricularia

Blaberoidea

Blattella

German cockroach

Panorpidae

Panorpa

Panorpa communis

Lepismatidae

Phasmatidae

Tropidoderinae

Extatosoma

Extatosoma tiaratum

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