ENTOMOLOGY MAIN ORDERS

Odonata

dragonfly and damselflies

• stiff, non-folding wings

• long, slender abdomen

• front and hind wings same size

Dermaptera

earwigs

• cerci modified into pincers

Orthoptera

grasshoppers and crickets

• saltatorial (jumping) hind legs

Mantodea

praying mantis

• large raptorial forelegs

Blattodea

roaches and termites

• flattened body

Thysanoptera

thrips

• short antennae

• thin fringed wings

• tiny

Hemiptera

true bugs, cicada, aphid, stinkbug

• hemelytra

Neuroptera

lacewings, owlfly, mantidfly

• wings held tent-like over body when resting

Coleoptera

beetles

• elytra

Diptera

true flies

• halteres present

Lepidoptera

butterflies and moths

• slim body with thin antennae

Hymenoptera

bees, wasps, and ants

• constricted waist and 2 liked wings

Plecoptera (not in lab)

stoneflies

• braided wing

• long cerci

Ephemeroptera (not lab)

mayflies

• stiff wings upward

• 2-3 long cerci

Phasmotodea (not lab)

leaf insect

• looks like a leaf or twig

Trichoptera (not lab)

caddisfly

• hairy wings

• wings fold tent like