Major Insect Families

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

Stink Bugs

Order Hemiptera

Pentatomidae

Water Striders

Order Hemiptera

Gerridae

Giant Water Bugs ( “toe biters”)

Order Hemiptera

Belostomatidae

Bed Bugs

Order Hemiptera

Cimicidae

Boxelder bugs and relatives

Order Hemiptera

Rhopalidae

Assassin bugs

Order Hemiptera

Reduviidae

Aphids

Order Hemiptera

Aphidae

Cicadas

Order Hemiptera

Cicadidae

Tree Hoppers

Order Hemiptera

Membracidae

Grasshoppers

Order Orthoptera

Acrididae

Mormon Crickets and Katydids

Order Orthoptera

Tettigoniidae

True Crickets

Order Orthoptera

Gryllidae

Ground Beetles

Order Coleoptera

Carabidae

Tiger Beetles

Order Coleoptera

Cicindellidae

Long-horned Beetles

Order Coleoptera

Cerambycidae

Fireflies

Order Coleoptera

Lampyridae

Lady Bugs

Order Coleoptera

Coccinellidae

Rove Beetles

Order Coleoptera

Staphylinidae

Darkling Beetles

Order Coleoptera

Tenebrionidae

Click Beetles

Order Coleoptera

Elateridae

Weevils

Order Coleoptera

Curculionidae

Ants

Order Hymenoptera

Formicidae

Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and relatives

Order Hymenoptera

Apidae

Velvet Ants

Order Hymenoptera

Mutillidae

Thread-waisted wasps and relatives

Order Hymenoptera

Sphecidae

Paper Wasps and relatives

Order Hymenoptera

Vespidae

Spider Wasps

Order Hymenoptera

Pompilidae

Crane Flies

Order Diptera

Tipulidae

Flesh Flies

Order Diptera

Sarcophagidae

Tachinid Flies

Order Diptera

Tachinidae

Robber Flies

Order Diptera

Asilidae

Mosquitoes

Order Diptera

Culicidae

Deer and Horse Flies

Order Diptera

Tabanidae

Blow Flies

Order Diptera

Calliphoridae

Midges

Order Diptera

Chironomidae

Tiger Moths

Order Lepidoptera

Arctiidae

Owlet moths, cutworms, and armyworms

Order Lepidoptera

Noctuidae

Milkweed butterflies

Order Lepidoptera

Danaaidae

Blue, Copper, and Hairstreak Butterflies

Order Lepidoptera

Lycaenidae

Swallowtail Butterflies

Order Lepidoptera

Papilionidae

Hawkmoths and sphinx moths

Order Lepidoptera

Sphingidae