Insect Orders (Coleoptera and Lepidoptera) and Families

Descriptions and defining features

Coleoptera

beetles

Lepidoptera

moths and butterflies

Chewing mouthparts

Coleoptera mouthparts

Siphoning mouthparts

Lepidoptera mouthparts

Elytra, membranous

Coleoptera wings

Scaly

Lepidoptera wings

Carabidae

ground beetles

Curculionidae

weevils

Chrysomelidae

leaf beetles

Scarabaeidae

scarab beetles

Cerambycidae

long horned beetles

narrow head, bean-shaped lobe

Crarbidae features

snoot, antennae elbowed and clubbed

Curculionidae features

weird feet, stripes/spots

Chrysomelidae features

lamalleta antennae

Scrabaeidae feature

long antennae, notched eyes

Cerambycidae features

Papilionidae

swallowtail butterflies

Pieridae

white/sulfer butterflies

Nymphalidae

brushfooted butterflies

Sphingidae

sphinx/hawk moths

Noctuidae

nocturnal moths

tail-like elongations on hind wings

Papilionidae feature

bright yellow or white

Pieridae feature

very short front legs

Nymphalidae feature

thickened antennae, reduced hind wings

Sphingidae features

basic moth

Noctuidae feature