Science Olympiad Entomology 2025

Order: Protura
Common Name: Telsontails, proturans

Order. Conical head, piercing mouthparts, lacks eyes and wingless, 12 segments in abdomen, .6-1.5mm

Order: Collembola
Common Name: Springtails

Order. Wingless, long bodies, 4-6 abdominal segments, multicolored, tube protrudes from abdomen, microscopic

Order: Diplura
Common Name: Diplurans

Order. 1-segmented tarsi, chewing mouthparts, 2 cerci on head

Order: Archaeognatha
Common name: Brisletails

3 long, tail-like appendages coming at straight line from body

Order: Zygentoma
Common Name: silverfish

Order. Spindle shaped, flat bodies with 3 long, bristly tail like appendages like a T

Order: Ephemeroptera
Common Name: Mayflies

Two large, triangular wings

Order: Odonata
Common Name: Dragonflies and Damselflies

Order. Two pairs of elongate membranous wings, compound eyes large, abdomen long and slender, antennae very short.

Order: Odonata
Family: Aeshnidae
Common Name: Darners and dragonflies,

Family. Blue, green, or brown. Clear wings. Short legs.

Order: Odonata
Family: Aeshnidae
Common Name: Darners and dragonflies,

Family.

Order: Odonata
Family: Gomphidae
Common Name: Clubtail

Family. Widely separated compound eyes and sprawling legs. Female lacks an ovipositor.

Order: Odonata
Family: Gomphidae
Common Name: Clubtail

Family.

Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Common Name: Skimmer

Family. Brightly coloured bodies that are shorter than their wings. Wings have bands or spots.

Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Common Name: Skimmer

Family.

Order: Odonata
Family: Lestidae
Common Name: Spread-winged damselflies

Family. Slender bodies. Clear wings that narrow to stalks at base.

Order: Odonata
Family: Lestidae
Common Name: Spread-winged damselflies

Family.

Order: Odonata
Family: Coenagrionidae
Common Name: Narrow-winged damselflies

Family. Small, brightly coloured, usually clear wings. Wings are narrow at base.

Order: Odonata
Family: Coenagrionidae
Common Name: Narrow-winged damselflies

Family

Order: Blattodea
Common Name: Cockroaches AND Termites

Flattened oval bodies, long laid back antennae, wings (almost never used) / like ants with larval bodies and shiny heads

Order: Mantodea
Common Name: Mantids

Order.

Order: Grylloblattodea
Common Name: Ice Insects

Order: Dermaptera
Common Name: Earwigs

Order.

Order: Plecoptera
Common Name: Stoneflies

4 membranous wings, elongate, flattened, cerci present, long antennae, mouthparts chewing.

Order: Orthoptera
Common Name: Crickets and grasshoppers

Order. Usually 2 pairs of wings, antennae many-segmented, cerci present, has ovipositor.

Order: Orthoptera
Family: Tetrigidae
Common Name: Pygmy grasshopper

Family.

Order: Orthoptera
Family: Acrididae
Common Name: Short horned grasshopper

Family.

Order: Orthoptera
Family: Tettigoniidae
Common Name: Katydids

Family.

Order: Orthoptera
Family: Gryllacrididae
Common Name: Camel crickets

Family.

Order: Orthoptera
Family: Gryllidae
Common Name: Crickets

Family.

Order: Orthoptera
Family: Gryllotalpidae
Common Name: Mole crickets

Family.

Order: Phasmatodea
Common Name: Walking sticks

Order.

Order: Psocodea
Common Name: Book and bark lice

Order.

Order: Hemiptera
Common Name: True bugs

Order. HW (hind) shorter than FW, wings held flat on body, tips of FW overlap, mouthparts sucking, antennae of 5 or fewer segments (long and conspicuous or short and concealed)

Order: Hemiptera
Family: Corixidae
Common Name: Water boatman

Family.

Order: Hemiptera
Family: Notonectidae
Common Name: Backswimmers

Family

Order: Hemiptera
Family: Belostomatidae
Common Name: Giant water bug

Family.

Order: Hemiptera
Family: Nepidae
Common Name: Water scorpions

Family.

Order: Hemiptera
Family: Gelastocoridae
Common Name: Toad bug

Family.

Order: Hemiptera
Family: Gerridae
Common Name: Pond skimmer, (Water striders)

Family

Order: Hemiptera
Family: Cimicidae
Common Name: Bed bug

Family

Order: Hemiptera
Family: Miridae
Common Name: Leaf bugs

Family.

Order: Hemiptera
Family: Reduviidae
Common Name: Assassin bug

Family.

Order: Hemiptera
Family: Phymatidae
Common Name: Ambush bug

Family.

Order: Hemiptera
Family: Tingidae
Common Name: Lace bugs

Family.

Order: Hemiptera
Family: Lygaeidae
Common Name: Seed bugs

Family.

Order: Hemiptera
Family: Coreidae
Common Name: Leaf-footed bugs

Family.

Order: Hemiptera
Family: Pentatomidae
Common Name: Stink bugs

Family.

Order: Hemiptera
Family: Cicadidae
Common Name: Cicadas

Family.

Order: Hemiptera
Family: Membracidae
Common Name: Tree hoppers

Family.

Order: Hemiptera
Family: Cercopidae
Common Name: Frog hoppers, spittle bugs

Family.

Order: Hemiptera
Family: Cicadellidae
Common Name: Leafhoppers

Family.

Order: Hemiptera
Family: Fulgoridae
Common Name: Fulgorid planthoppers

Family.

Order: Hemiptera
Family: Aphididae
Common Name: Aphids

Family.

Order: Hemiptera
Family: Dactylopiidae
Common Name: Scale (twig or leaf)

Family. Red, often covered by white waxy scales, resemble mealybugs, eat prickly pear

Order: Thysanoptera
Common Name: Thrips

Order.

Order: Megaloptera
Common Name: Dobsonflies

Order.

Order: Neuroptera
Common Name: Antlions, lacewings

Order.

Order: Neuroptera
Family: Chrysopidae
Common Name: Green lacewings

Family

Order: Neuroptera
Family: Myrmeleontidae
Common Name: Antlions

Family.

Order: Neuroptera
Family: Myrmeleontidae
Common Name: Antlions

Family

Order: Coleoptera
Common Name: Beetles

Order.

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Common Name: Tiger beetles

Family

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Ground beetles

Family.

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Predaceous diving beetles

Family.

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Gyrinidae
Whirlgig beetles

Family.

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Hydrophilidae
Water scavenger beetles

Family.

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Histeridae
Hister beetles

Family.

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Rove beetles

Family

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Silphidae
Carrion beetles

Family

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Stag beetles

Family

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Passalidae
Bess beetles

Family

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Dung beetles

Family

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Metallic wood-boring beetles

Family

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Elateridae
Click beetles, wireworms

Family.

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lampyridae
Fireflies

Family.

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cantharidae
Soldier beetles

Family

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lycidae
Net-winged beetles

Family

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cleridae
Checkered beetles

Family

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Lady-bird beetles (ladybugs)

Family

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Tenebrionidae
Darkling beetles

Family

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Tenebrionidae
Darkling beetles

Family

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Meloidae
Blister beetles

Family

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Long-horned beetles

Family

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Long-horned beetles

Family

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Leaf beetles

Family

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Weevils

Family

Order: Strepsiptera
Common Name: Twisted-Wing Parasite

Order: Mecoptera
Scorpionflies

Order.

Order: Mecoptera
Family: Boreidae
Snow scorpionflies

Order: Mecoptera
Family: Panorpidae
Common scorpionflies

Family.

Order: Raphidioptera
Snakeflies

Order

Order: Raphidioptera
Family: Raphididae

Family

Order: Siphonaptera
Fleas

Order.

Order: Diptera
True flies

Order.

Order: Diptera
Family: Tipulidae
Crane flies

Family.

Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Mosquitoes

Family.

Order: Diptera
Family: Culicidae
Mosquitoes

Family

Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Midges

Family.

Order: Diptera
Family: Simuliidae
Black flies

Order: Diptera
Family: Stratiomyidae
Soldierflies

Family.

Order: Diptera
Family: Tabanidae
Horse flies

Family