Entomology Sight ID Orders and Families

Collembola

springtails

Archeognatha

Bristletails

Zygentoma

silverfish

Ephemeroptera

mayflies

Odonata and families

Dragonflies and damselflies

Aeshnidae - darners

Libellulidae - skimmers (boot venation)

Coenagrionidae - damselflies (narrow-winged)

Plecoptera

stoneflies

Dermaptera

Earwigs

Orthoptera + families

Acrididae - grasshoppers

Tettigoniidae - katydids

Gryllidae - crickets

Phasmida

walking sticks

Mantodea

praying mantises

Blattodea

Termites and cockroaches

Psocodea

lice (claws are diagnostic)

Thysanoptera

Thrips

Belostomatidae

Hemiptera

giant waterbugs

Corixidae

Hemiptera

water boatman

Coreidae

Hemiptera

Leaf-footed bugs

Gerridae

Hemiptera

Water striders

Nepidae

Hemiptera

water scorpion

• some can look like giant waterbugs but they have long tails

Veliidae

Hemiptera

Broad-shouldered water striders

Mesoveliidae

Hemiptera

water treaders

Pentatomidae

Hemiptera

stink bugs

Cydnidae

Hemiptera

burrower bugs

Scutelleridae

Hemiptera

shield-backed bugs

Rhopalidae

Hemiptera

scentless plant bugs

Tingidae

Hemiptera

lace bugs

Reduviidae

Hemiptera

assassin bugs

Cicadidae

Hemiptera

cicadas

Cicadellidae

Hemiptera

leaf-hoppers

Membracidae

Hemiptera

treehoppers

Aphididae

Hemiptera

aphids

Neuroptera + families

Chrysopidae - green lacewings

Myrmeleontidae -antlions and owlflies

Megaloptera and family

Corydalidae - dobsonflies

Carabidae

Coleoptera

ground beetles and tiger beetles

Dytiscidae

Coleoptera

predaceous diving beetles

Gyrinidae

Coleoptera

whirligig beetles

Cantharidae

Coleoptera

soldier beetles

Lampyridae

Coleoptera

fireflies

Cerambycidae

Coleoptera

longhorned beetles

Chrysomelidae

Coleoptera

Leaf beetles

Coccinellidae

Coleoptera

lady beetles

Curculionidae

Coleoptera

weevils

Hydrophilidae

Coleoptera

water scavenger beetles

Elateridae

Coleoptera

click beetles

Meloidae

Coleoptera

blister beetles

Scarabaeidae

Coleoptera

scarab beetles

Silphidae

Coleoptera

carrion beetles

Staphylinidae

Coleoptera

rove beetles

Tenebrionidae

Coleoptera

darkling beetles

Strepsiptera

twist-wing insects

Tipulidae

Diptera

crane flies

Culicidae

Diptera

mosquitoes

Chironomidae

Diptera

midges

Tabanidae

Diptera

horse flies

Asilidae

Diptera

robber flies

Bombyliidae

Diptera

bee flies

Syrphidae

Diptera

flower flies

Muscidae

Diptera

house flies

Tachinidae

Diptera

tachinid flies

Mecoptera

scorpionflies and hangingflies

Siphonaptera

fleas

Erebidae

Lepidoptera

tiger moths

Saturniidae

Lepidoptera

giant silkworm moths

Sphingidae

Lepidoptera

sphinx moths

Hesperiidae

Lepidoptera

skipper butterflies

Nymphalidae

Lepidoptera

brushfooted butterflies

Papilionidae

Lepidoptera

swallowtail butterflies

Pieridae

Lepidoptera

whites and sulfurs

Trichoptera

caddisflies

Halictidae

Hymenoptera

sweat bees

Apidae

Hymenoptera

bees

Megachilidae

Hymenoptera

leafcutter and mason bees

Sphecidae

Hymenoptera

thread-waisted wasps

Crabronidae

Hymenoptera

sand wasps and cicada killers

Vespidae

Hymenoptera

paper wasps

Pompilidae

Hymenoptera

spider wasps

Formicidae

Hymenoptera

ants

Mutillidae

Hymenoptera

velvet ants