Science Olympiad: Entomology ID

Order: protura (proturans)

Order: collumbola (snow fleas)

Order: diplura (diplurans)

Order: zygentoma (silverfish/firebrats)

Order: ephemeroptera (mayflies)

Order: Odonata (dragon/damselflies)

Family: Aeshnidae (darners)

Order: Odonata (dragon/damselflies)

Family: Gomphidae (clubtails)

Order: Odonata (dragon/damselflies)

Family: Libellulidae (skimmers)

Order: Odonata (dragon/damselflies)

Family: lestidae (spread-wing)

Order: Odonata (dragon/damselflies)

Family: Coenagrionidae (narrow-winged)

Order: blattodea (cockroaches/termites)

Order: Mantodea (mantids)

Order: Notoptera (ice crawlers)

Order: Dermaptera (earwigs)

Order: Plecoptera (stoneflies)

Order: Orthoptera (grasshopper/cricket)

Family: Tetrigidae (pygmy grasshopper)

Order: Orthoptera (grasshopper/cricket)

Family: Acrididae (short horned grasshopper)

Order: Orthoptera (grasshopper/cricket)

Family: Tettigoniidae (Katydids)

Order: Orthoptera (grasshopper/cricket)

Family: Gryllacrididae (camel crickets)

Order: Orthoptera (grasshopper/cricket)

Family: Gryllidae (tree crickets)

Order: Orthoptera (grasshopper/cricket)

Family: Gryllotalpidae (mole crickets)

Order: Phasmatodea (walking sticks)

Order: psocodea (book/bark lice)

Order: Hemiptera (true bugs)

Family: Corixidae (water boatmen)

Order: Hemiptera (true bugs)

Family: Notonectidae (backswimmers)

Order: Hemiptera (true bugs)

Family: Belostomatidae (giant water bugs)

Order: Hemiptera (true bugs)

Family Nepidae (water scorpions)

Order: Hemiptera (true bugs)

Family: Gelastocoridae (toad bugs)

Order: Hemiptera (true bugs)

Family: Gerridae (water striders)

Order: Hemiptera (true bugs)

Family: Cimicidae (bed bugs)

Order: Hemiptera (true bugs)

Family: Miridae (plant bugs)

Order: Hemiptera (true bugs)

Family: Reduviidae (assassin bugs)

Order: Hemiptera (true bugs)

Family: Phymatidae (ambush bugs)

Order: Hemiptera (true bugs)

Family: Tingidae (lace bugs)

Order: Hemiptera (true bugs)

Family: lygaeidae (seed bugs)

Order: Hemiptera (true bugs)

Family: Coreidae (leaf footed bugs)

Order: Hemiptera (true bugs)

Family: pentatomidae (stink bugs)

Order: Homoptera (cicadas, aphids)

Family: Cicadidae (cicadas)

Order: Homoptera (cicadas, aphids)

Family: Membracidae (treehoppers)

Order: Homoptera (cicadas, aphids)

Family: Cercopidae (froghoppers/spittlebugs)

Order: Homoptera (cicadas, aphids)

Family: Cicadellidae (leafhoppers)

Little stubs near HL in row

Order: Homoptera (cicadas, aphids)

Family: Fulgoridae (fulgorid planthoppers)

Order: Homoptera (cicadas, aphids)

Family: Aphididae (aphids)

Order: Homoptera (cicadas, aphids)

Family: Dactylopiidae (scale (twig or leaf))

Order: Thysanoptera (thrips)

Order: Megaloptera (dobsonflies)

Order: Neuroptera (lacewings, antlions)

Family: Chrysopidae (green lacewings)

Order: Neuroptera (lacewings, antlions)

Family: myrmeleontidae (antlions)

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Family: cicindelidae (tiger beetles)

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Family: Carabidae (ground beetles)

shiny lines on back

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Family: Dytiscidae (predaceous diving beetle)

Fatter than water boatmen

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Family: Gyrinidae (whirligig beetles)

arms w/ elbows

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Family: Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetles)

many legs

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Family: Histeridae (hister beetles)

fuzzy FL w/ spines

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Family: staphylinidae (rove beetles)

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Family: silphidae (carrion beetles)

Orange + black/brown

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Family: Lucanidae (stag beetles)

very big mandibles

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Family: passalidae (bess beetles)

Thicker than ground beetles w/ circle middle section

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Family: Scarabaeidae (dung beetles)

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Family: Buprestidae (Jewel beetles)

thin antennas, M shaped seam at neck

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Family: Elateridae (click beetles)

serrate antennae

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Family: Lampyridae (fireflies)

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Family: Cantharidae (soldier beetles)

yellow + black

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Family: Lycidae (net-winged beetles)

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Family: Cleridae (checkered beetles)

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Family: coccinellidae (ladybugs)

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Family: tenebrionidae (darkling beetles)

snowman body

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Family: Meloidae (blister beetles)

usually has yellow

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Family: cerambycidae (long-horned beetles)

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Family: chrysomelidae (leaf beetles)

Order: Coleoptera (beetles)

Family: curculionidae (weevils)

order: strepsiptera (twisted-wing parasite)

order: mecoptera (scorpionflies)

family: boreidae (snow scorpionflies)

order: mecoptera (scorpionflies)

family: panorpidae (common scorpionflies)

order: siphonaptera (fleas)

order: raphidioptera (snakeflies)

family: raphidiidae (raphidiid snakeflies)

order: diptera (true flies)

family: tipulidae (crane flies)

order: diptera (true flies)

family: culicidae (mosquitoes)

order: diptera (true flies)

family: chironomidae (midges)

order: diptera (true flies)

family: simuliidae (black flies)

order: diptera (true flies)

family: stratiomyidae (soldier flies)

order: diptera (true flies)

family: tabanidae (horse flies)

order: diptera (true flies)

family: asilidae (robber flies)

order: diptera (true flies)

family: bombyliidae (bee flies)

only 2 wings

order: diptera (true flies)

family: syrphidae (hoverflies)

order: diptera (true flies)

family: tephritidae (huskflies)

mouth like the tennis balls from mariokart wii

order: diptera (true flies)

family: drosophilidae (pomace flies)

order: diptera (true flies)

family: muscidae (house flies)

order: diptera (true flies)

family: hippoboscidae (louse flies)

order: diptera (true flies)

family: calliphoridae (blow flies)

order: diptera (true flies)

family: tachinidae (tachinid flies)

bristles covering head and body

Order: trichoptera (caddisflies)

Order: Lepidoptera (moths/butterflies)

Family: Sesiidae (clear winged moths)

Order: Lepidoptera (moths/butterflies)

Family: Tortricidae (Tortrix moths)

Order: Lepidoptera (moths/butterflies)

Family: Hesperiidae (skippers)

Order: Lepidoptera (moths/butterflies)

Family: Papilionidae (swallowtails)

Order: Lepidoptera (moths/butterflies)

Family: Pieridae (whites, sulfurs)

Order: Lepidoptera (moths/butterflies)

Family: Lycaenidae (hairstreaks/blues)

Order: Lepidoptera (moths/butterflies)

Family: Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterfies)

Order: Lepidoptera (moths/butterflies)

Family: Danaidae (milkweed butterfies)