Insect Orders: Classification, Wings, and Metamorphosis Types

Order: Collembola

Common name of order: Springtails. Neither paleopteran or neopteran (no wings). Ametabolous.

Order: Archaeognatha

Common name of order: Bristletails. Neither paleopteran or neopteran (no wings). Ametabolous.

Order: Zygentoma

Common name of order: Silverfish. Neither paleopteran or neopteran (no wings). Ametabolous.

Order: Odonata

Common name of order: Damselflies and Dragonflies. Paleopteran. Hemimetabolous.

Order: Emphemeroptera

Common name of order: Mayflies. Paleopteran. Hemimetabolous.

Order: Plecoptera

Common name of order: Stoneflies. Neopteran. Hemimetabolous.

Order: Dermaptera

Common name of order: Earwigs. Neopteran. Hemimetabolous.

Order: Zoraptera

Common name of order: Angel insects. Neopteran. Hemimetabolous.

Order: Embioptera

Common name of order: Webspinners. Neopteran. Hemimetabolous.

Order: Orthoptera

Common name of order: Grasshoppers, locusts, katydids, and crickets. Neopteran. Hemimetabolous.

Order: Phasmatodea

Common name of order: Phasmids, Stick-insects, Walking sticks. Neopteran. Hemimetabolous.

Order: Notoptera

Common name of order: Ice crawlers, Rock crawlers, Heelwalkers. Neopteran. Hemimetabolous.

Order: Mantodea

Common name of order: Mantises, Praying mantids. Neopteran. Hemimetabolous.

Order: Blattodea

Common name of order: Roaches, Termites. Neopteran. Hemimetabolous.

Order: Psocodea

Common name of order: Booklice, Barklice, Parasitic Lice. Neopteran. Hemimetabolous.

Order: Thysanoptera

Common name of order: Thrips. Neopteran. Hemimetabolous.

Order: Hemiptera

Common name of order: Stink Bugs, cicadas, aphids. Neopteran. Hemimetabolous.

Order: Neuroptera

Common name of order: Lacewings, Antlions, Owlflies. Neopteran. Holometabolous.

Order: Megaloptera

Common name of order: Fishflies, dobsonflies, alderflies. Neopteran. Holometabolous.

Order: Rhaphidioptera

Common name of order: Snakeflies. Neopteran. Holometabolous.

Order: Coleoptera

Common name of order: Beetles. Neopteran. Holometabolous.

Order: Strepsiptera

Common name: Twisted-wing Parasites. Neopteran. Endopterygota/ Holometabolous.

Order: Diptera

Common name: Flies. Neopteran. Endopterygota/ Holometabolous.

Order: Mecoptera

Common names: Hangingflies, Scorpionflies, and Snowfleas. Neopteran. Endopterygota/ Holometabolous.

Order: Siphonaptera

Common name: Fleas. Neopteran. Endopterygota/ Holometabolous.

Order: Trichoptera

Common name: Caddisflies. Neopteran. Endopterygota/ Holometabolous.

Order: Lepidoptera

Common names: Butterflies and Moths. Neopteran. Endopterygota/ Holometabolous.

Order: Hymenoptera

Common names: Ants, Bees, Wasps, Sawflies, and Wood Wasps. Neopteran. Endopterygota/ Holometabolous.