Major Insect Families

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Includes notable insect families from orders Hemiptera, Orthoptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera, and Lepidoptera.

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<p>Stink Bugs</p><p>Order Hemiptera</p>

Stink Bugs

Order Hemiptera

Pentatomidae

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<p>Water Striders</p><p>Order Hemiptera</p>

Water Striders

Order Hemiptera

Gerridae

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<p>Giant Water Bugs ( “toe biters”) </p><p>Order Hemiptera</p>

Giant Water Bugs ( “toe biters”)

Order Hemiptera

Belostomatidae

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<p>Bed Bugs</p><p>Order Hemiptera</p>

Bed Bugs

Order Hemiptera

Cimicidae

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<p>Boxelder bugs and relatives</p><p>Order Hemiptera</p>

Boxelder bugs and relatives

Order Hemiptera

Rhopalidae

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<p>Assassin bugs</p><p>Order Hemiptera</p>

Assassin bugs

Order Hemiptera

Reduviidae

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<p>Aphids</p><p>Order Hemiptera</p>

Aphids

Order Hemiptera

Aphidae

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<p>Cicadas</p><p>Order Hemiptera</p>

Cicadas

Order Hemiptera

Cicadidae

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<p>Tree Hoppers</p><p>Order Hemiptera</p>

Tree Hoppers

Order Hemiptera

Membracidae

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<p>Grasshoppers</p><p>Order Orthoptera</p>

Grasshoppers

Order Orthoptera

Acrididae

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<p>Mormon Crickets and Katydids</p><p>Order Orthoptera</p>

Mormon Crickets and Katydids

Order Orthoptera

Tettigoniidae

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<p>True Crickets</p><p>Order Orthoptera</p>

True Crickets

Order Orthoptera

Gryllidae

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<p>Ground Beetles</p><p>Order Coleoptera</p>

Ground Beetles

Order Coleoptera

Carabidae

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<p>Tiger Beetles</p><p>Order Coleoptera</p>

Tiger Beetles

Order Coleoptera

Cicindellidae

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<p>Long-horned Beetles</p><p>Order Coleoptera</p>

Long-horned Beetles

Order Coleoptera

Cerambycidae

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<p>Fireflies</p><p>Order Coleoptera</p>

Fireflies

Order Coleoptera

Lampyridae

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<p>Lady Bugs</p><p>Order Coleoptera</p>

Lady Bugs

Order Coleoptera

Coccinellidae

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<p>Rove Beetles</p><p>Order Coleoptera</p>

Rove Beetles

Order Coleoptera

Staphylinidae

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<p>Darkling Beetles</p><p>Order Coleoptera</p>

Darkling Beetles

Order Coleoptera

Tenebrionidae

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<p>Click Beetles</p><p>Order Coleoptera</p>

Click Beetles

Order Coleoptera

Elateridae

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<p>Weevils</p><p>Order Coleoptera</p>

Weevils

Order Coleoptera

Curculionidae

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<p>Ants</p><p>Order Hymenoptera</p>

Ants

Order Hymenoptera

Formicidae

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<p>Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and relatives</p><p>Order Hymenoptera</p>

Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and relatives

Order Hymenoptera

Apidae

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<p>Velvet Ants</p><p>Order Hymenoptera</p>

Velvet Ants

Order Hymenoptera

Mutillidae

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<p>Thread-waisted wasps and relatives</p><p>Order Hymenoptera</p>

Thread-waisted wasps and relatives

Order Hymenoptera

Sphecidae

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<p>Paper Wasps and relatives</p><p>Order Hymenoptera</p>

Paper Wasps and relatives

Order Hymenoptera

Vespidae

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<p>Spider Wasps</p><p>Order Hymenoptera</p>

Spider Wasps

Order Hymenoptera

Pompilidae

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<p>Crane Flies</p><p>Order Diptera</p>

Crane Flies

Order Diptera

Tipulidae

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<p>Flesh Flies</p><p>Order Diptera</p>

Flesh Flies

Order Diptera

Sarcophagidae

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<p>Tachinid Flies</p><p>Order Diptera</p>

Tachinid Flies

Order Diptera

Tachinidae

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<p>Robber Flies</p><p>Order Diptera</p>

Robber Flies

Order Diptera

Asilidae

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<p>Mosquitoes</p><p>Order Diptera</p>

Mosquitoes

Order Diptera

Culicidae

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<p>Deer and Horse Flies</p><p>Order Diptera</p>

Deer and Horse Flies

Order Diptera

Tabanidae

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<p>Blow Flies</p><p>Order Diptera</p>

Blow Flies

Order Diptera

Calliphoridae

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<p>Midges</p><p>Order Diptera</p>

Midges

Order Diptera

Chironomidae

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<p>Tiger Moths</p><p>Order Lepidoptera</p>

Tiger Moths

Order Lepidoptera

Arctiidae

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<p>Owlet moths, cutworms, and armyworms</p><p>Order Lepidoptera</p>

Owlet moths, cutworms, and armyworms

Order Lepidoptera

Noctuidae

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<p>Milkweed butterflies</p><p>Order Lepidoptera</p>

Milkweed butterflies

Order Lepidoptera

Danaaidae

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<p>Blue, Copper, and Hairstreak Butterflies</p><p>Order Lepidoptera</p>

Blue, Copper, and Hairstreak Butterflies

Order Lepidoptera

Lycaenidae

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<p>Swallowtail Butterflies</p><p>Order Lepidoptera</p>

Swallowtail Butterflies

Order Lepidoptera

Papilionidae

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<p>Hawkmoths and sphinx moths</p><p>Order Lepidoptera</p>

Hawkmoths and sphinx moths

Order Lepidoptera

Sphingidae