#phylum_Arthropoda__Arthropoda jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes
supertype: phylum (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes
member of: kingdom_Animalia
member: arthropod invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
member: superclass_Chelicerata__Chelicerata spiders; scorpions; horseshoe crabs
member: class_Arachnida__Arachnida a large class of arthropods including spiders and ticks and scorpions and daddy longlegs; have four pairs of walking legs and no wings
member: arachnid__arachnoid air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs
member: order_Phalangida__Phalangida__Opiliones__order_Opiliones harvestmen
member: family_Phalangiidae__Phalangiidae a family of Phalangida
member: genus_Phalangium__Phalangium type genus of the family Phalangiidae
member: harvestman__daddy_longlegs__Phalangium_opilio spider-like arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs
member: order_Scorpionida__Scorpionida true scorpions
member: scorpion arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous sting
member: order_Chelonethida__Chelonethida__Pseudoscorpionida__order_Pseudoscorpionida__Pseudoscorpiones__order_Pseudoscorpiones false scorpions
member: false_scorpion__falsescorpion__pseudoscorpion small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion
member: genus_Chelifer__Chelifer a genus of Chelonethida
member: book_scorpion__Chelifer_cancroides minute arachnid sometimes found in old papers
member: order_Pedipalpi__Pedipalpi__Uropygi__order_Uropygi whip scorpions
member: whipscorpion__whip_scorpion nonvenomous arachnid that resembles a scorpion and that has a long thin stingless tail
member: genus_Mastigoproctus__Mastigoproctus giant whip scorpions
member: vinegarroon__mastigoproctusgiganteu large whipscorpion of Mexico and southern United States that emits a vinegary odor when alarmed
member: order_Araneae__Araneae__Araneida__order_Araneida spiders
member: spider predatory arachnid that usually has silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey
member: family_Argiopidae__Argiopidae orb-weaving spiders; cosmopolitan
member: genus_Argiope__Argiope the type genus of Argiopidae; small genus of orb-weaving spiders
member: black_and_gold_garden_spider__Argiope_aurantia a widely distributed North American garden spider
member: genus_Aranea__Aranea__Araneus__araneu__genus_Araneus a genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders
member: barn_spider__Araneus_cavaticus an orange and tan spider with darkly banded legs that spins an orb web daily; "the barn spider was made famous in E. B. White's book `Charlotte's Web'"
member: garden_spider__Aranea_diademata a common European garden spider
member: family_Theridiidae__Theridiidae a family of comb-footed spiders
member: comb-footed_spider__theridiid spider having a comb-like row of bristles on each hind foot
member: genus_Latrodectus__Latrodectus venomous spiders
member: black_widow__blackwidow__Latrodectus_mactans venomous New World spider; the female is black with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of the abdomen
member: family_Theraphosidae__Theraphosidae large tropical spiders; tarantulas
member: tarantula large hairy tropical spider that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites
member: family_Lycosidae__Lycosidae wolf spiders
member: wolf_spider__hunting_spider__huntingspider ground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web
member: genus_Lycosa__Lycosa type genus of the family Lycosidae
member: European_wolf_spider__tarantula__Lycosa_tarentula large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)
member: family_Ctenizidae__Ctenizidae large burrowing spiders
member: trap-door_spider American spider that constructs a silk-lined nest with a hinged lid
member: order_Acarina__Acarina mites and ticks
member: acarine mite or tick
member: tick any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
member: family_Ixodidae__Ixodidae hard ticks
member: hard_tick__ixodid ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head
member: genus_Ixodes__Ixodes type genus of the family Ixodidae
member: Ixodes_dammini__deer_tick a northeastern tick now recognized as same species as Ixodes scapularis
member: Ixodes_neotomae a tick that usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to dusky-footed woodrats
member: Ixodes_pacificus__western_black-legged_tick feeds on dusky-footed woodrat and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in western United States especially northern California
member: Ixodes_scapularis__black-legged_tick parasitic on mice of genus Peromyscus and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in eastern United States (especially New England); northern form was for a time known as Ixodes dammini (deer tick)
member: sheeptick__ixodesricinu parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete
member: Ixodes_persulcatus bites humans; a vector for Lyme disease spirochete
member: Ixodes_dentatus usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits and woodrats
member: Ixodes_spinipalpis usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits and wood rats
member: genus_Dermacentor__Dermacentor vectors of important diseases of man and animals
member: wood_tick__American_dog_tick__Dermacentor_variabilis common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia
member: family_Argasidae__Argasidae soft ticks
member: soft_tick__argasid tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head
member: mite any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods
member: family_Acaridae__Acaridae mites
member: acarid very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants; related to ticks
member: family_Trombidiidae__Trombidiidae mites
member: trombidiid mite that in all stages feeds on other arthropods
member: family_Trombiculidae__Trombiculidae mites
member: trombiculiid mite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebrates
member: genus_Trombicula__Trombicula type genus of the family Trombiculidae
member: harvest_mite__harvestmite__jigger__redbug larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation
member: family_Sarcoptidae__Sarcoptidae small whitish mites
member: genus_Sarcoptes__Sarcoptes type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites
member: itch_mite__sarcoptid whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals; "itch mites cause scabies"
member: acarus a mite of the genus Acarus
member: family_Tetranychidae__Tetranychidae plant-feeding mites
member: spider_mite__tetranychid web-spinning mite that attacks garden plants and fruit trees
member: genus_Panonychus__Panonychus a genus of Tetranychidae
member: red_spider_mite__red_spider__redspider__Panonychus_ulmi small web-spinning mite; a serious orchard pest
member: order_Pycnogonida__Pycnogonida sea spiders
member: sea_spider__seaspider__pycnogonid any of various small spider-like marine arthropods having small thin bodies and long slender legs
member: class_Merostomata__Merostomata used in some classifications; includes the orders Xiphosura and Eurypterida
member: order_Xiphosura__Xiphosura horseshoe crabs and extinct forms
member: family_Limulidae__Limulidae horseshoe crabs
member: genus_Limulus__Limulus type genus of the family Limulidae
member: horseshoe_crab__horseshoecrab__king_crab__Limulus_polyphemus__Xiphosurus_polyphemus large marine arthropod of the American Atlantic coast having a domed horseshoe-shaped carapace and stiff pointed tail; a living fossil related to the wood louse
member: genus_Tachypleus__Tachypleus a genus of Limulidae
member: Asian_horseshoe_crab horseshoe crab of the coast of eastern Asia
member: order_Eurypterida__Eurypterida extinct aquatic arthropods of the Paleozoic
member: eurypterid large extinct scorpion-like arthropod considered related to horseshoe crabs
member: superclass_Myriapoda used in some classifications to encompass the millipedes (Diplopoda) and centipedes (Chilopoda); formerly a large taxon including also the Pauropoda and Symphyla; the term Myriapoda now usually used synonymously with Diplopoda and limited to the millipedes
member: class_Pauropoda__Pauropoda an obscure class of minute arthropods with branched antennae and 8 to 10 pairs of legs
member: class_Symphyla__Symphyla small class of minute arthropods; unimportant except for the garden centipede
member: genus_Scutigerella__Scutigerella garden centipedes
member: garden_centipede__garden_symphilid__symphilid__scutigerellaimmaculata minute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of truck-garden and greenhouse crops
member: class_Tardigrada__Tardigrada in some classifications considered a separate phylum: microscopic arachnid-like invertebrates living in water or damp moss having 4 pairs of legs and instead of a mouth a pair of stylets or needle-like piercing organs connected with the pharynx
member: tardigrade an arthropod of the division Tardigrada
member: class_Chilopoda__Chilopoda arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes
member: centipede chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs the foremost being modified into poison fangs
member: family_Scutigeridae__Scutigeridae a family of Chilopoda
member: genus_Scutigera__Scutigera a genus of Scutigeridae
member: house_centipede__housecentipede__Scutigera_coleoptrata long-legged centipede common in damp places as e.g. cellars
member: order_Geophilomorpha__Geophilomorpha small elongate centipedes living in soil and under stones and having more than 30 pairs of legs
member: family_Geophilidae__Geophilidae small extremely elongate earth-living centipedes
member: genus_Geophilus__Geophilus type genus of the Geophilidae: cosmopolitan genus of centipedes sometimes called earwigs
member: class_Diplopoda__Diplopoda__Myriapoda__class_Myriapoda arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes
member: millipede__milliped any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs
member: subphylum_Pentastomida__Pentastomida tongue worms
member: tongue_worm__pentastomid wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals
member: class_Crustacea__Crustacea class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas
member: crustacean any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton
member: subclass_Malacostraca__Malacostraca largest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans: crabs; lobsters; shrimps; sow bugs; beach flies
member: malacostracan_crustacean__malacostracancrustacean a major subclass of crustaceans
member: Decapoda__order_Decapoda lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns
member: decapod_crustacean__decapodcrustacean__decapod crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax
member: suborder_Reptantia__Reptantia lobsters; crabs
member: suborder_Brachyura__Brachyura an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface
member: brachyuran typical crabs
member: crab decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
member: genus_Menippe__Menippe stone crabs
member: Menippe_mercenaria__stone_crab__stonecrab large edible crab of S coat of United States especially Florida
member: family_Cancridae__Cancridae many of the best known edible crabs
member: genus_Cancer__Cancer type genus of the family Cancridae
member: Cancer_magister__Dungeness_crab small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America
member: rock_crab__Cancer_irroratus crab of eastern coast of North America
member: Jonah_crab__Cancer_borealis large red deep-water crab of the eastern coast of North America
member: family_Portunidae__Portunidae swimming crabs
member: swimming_crab marine crab with some legs flattened and fringed for swimming
member: genus_Portunus__Portunus type genus of the family Portunidae
member: English_lady_crab__Portunus_puber crab of the English coasts
member: genus_Ovalipes__Ovalipes a genus of Portunidae
member: American_lady_crab__lady_crab__calico_crab__Ovalipes_ocellatus brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the United States Atlantic coast
member: genus_Callinectes__Callinectes New World blue crabs
member: Callinectes_sapidus__blue_crab bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America
member: genus_Uca__Uca fiddler crabs
member: fiddler_crab__fiddlercrab burrowing crab of American coastal regions having one claw much enlarged in the male
member: family_Pinnotheridae__Pinnotheridae tiny soft-bodied crabs
member: genus_Pinnotheres__Pinnotheres type genus of the family Pinnotheridae: pea crabs
member: pea_crab__peacrab tiny soft-bodied crab living commensally in the mantles of certain bivalve mollusks
member: oyster_crab__Pinnotheres_ostreum tiny soft-bodied crab living within the mantle cavity of oysters
member: family_Lithodidae__Lithodidae deep-sea crabs of cold waters
member: genus_Paralithodes__Paralithodes a genus of Lithodidae
member: Paralithodes_camtschatica__king_crab__Alaska_crab__Alaskan_king_crab__Alaska_king_crab large edible crab of North Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan
member: family_Majidae__Majidae spider crabs
member: spider_crab any of numerous crabs with very long legs and small triangular bodies
member: genus_Maja__Maja__Maia__genus_Maia type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan
member: European_spider_crab__king_crab__Maja_squinado large European spider crab
member: genus_Macrocheira__Macrocheira giant crabs of Japan
member: giant_crab__giantcrab__Macrocheira_kaempferi very large deep-water Japanese crab
member: lobster any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae
member: family_Homaridae__Homaridae large-clawed lobsters
member: true_lobster large edible marine crustaceans having large pincers on the first pair of legs
member: genus_Homarus__Homarus type genus of the family Homaridae: common edible lobsters
member: Homarus_americanus__American_lobster__Northern_lobster__Maine_lobster lobster of Atlantic coast of America
member: Homarus_vulgaris__European_lobster lobster of Atlantic coast of Europe
member: European_lobster similar to but smaller than American lobsters
member: Cape_lobster__Homarus_capensis small lobster of southern Africa
member: family_Nephropsidae__Nephropsidae in some classifications coextensive with the Homaridae
member: genus_Nephrops__Nephrops a genus of Nephropsidae
member: family_Palinuridae__Palinuridae spiny lobsters
member: genus_Palinurus__Palinurus type genus of the family Palinuridae
member: crawfish__spiny_lobster__spinylobster__langouste__rock_lobster__crayfish__sea_crawfish__seacrawfish large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
member: family_Astacidae__Astacidae__Astacura crayfish
member: crawdaddy__crayfish__crawfish__crawdad small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster
member: genus_Astacus__Astacus type genus of the family Astacidae; Old World crayfish
member: Old_World_crayfish__ecrevisse small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America
member: genus_Cambarus__Cambarus a genus of Astacidae
member: American_crayfish common large crayfishes of eastern North America
member: family_Paguridae__Paguridae hermit crabs
member: genus_Pagurus__Pagurus type genus of the family Paguridae
member: hermit_crab small soft-bodied marine crustaceans living in cast-off shells of gastropods
member: suborder_Natantia__Natantia shrimp; prawns; etc.
member: family_Crangonidae__Crangonidae shrimps
member: genus_Crangon__Crangon type genus of the family Crangonidae
member: shrimp small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible
member: family_Palaemonidae__Palaemonidae prawns
member: genus_Palaemon__Palaemon type genus of the family Palaemonidae; widely distributed genus
member: prawn shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible
member: long-clawed_prawn__river_prawn__Palaemon_australis large (a foot or more) edible freshwater prawn common in Australian rivers
member: family_Peneidae__Peneidae tropical prawns
member: genus_Peneus__Peneus type genus of the family Peneidae
member: tropical_prawn edible tropical and warm-water prawn
member: order_Euphausiacea__Euphausiacea small commonly luminescent crustaceans; important element of marine plankton: krill
member: krill shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; major source of food for e.g. baleen whales
member: Euphausia_pacifica food for jellyfish
member: order_Mysidacea__Mysidacea opossum shrimp
member: family_Mysidae__Mysidae small shrimp-like crustaceans
member: genus_Mysis__Mysis type genus of the family Mysidae
member: opossum_shrimp__opossumshrimp shrimp-like crustaceans whose females carry eggs and young in a pouch between the legs
member: genus_Praunus__Praunus a genus of Mysidae
member: opossum_shrimp__opossumshrimp shrimp-like crustaceans whose females carry eggs and young in a pouch between the legs
member: order_Isopoda__Isopoda woodlice
member: isopod any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling
member: family_Armadillidiidae__Armadillidiidae pill bugs
member: genus_Armadillidium__Armadillidium type genus of the Armadillidiidae
member: pill_bug small terrestrial isopod with a convex segmented body that can roll up into a ball
member: family_Oniscidae__Oniscidae a family of Isopoda
member: genus_Oniscus__Oniscus type genus of the Oniscidae; woodlice that cannot roll into a ball
member: sow_bug__sowbug terrestrial isopod having an oval segmented body (a shape like a sow)
member: family_Porcellionidae__Porcellionidae sow bugs
member: genus_Porcellio__Porcellio Old World genus of isopod crustaceans
member: sow_bug__sowbug terrestrial isopod having an oval segmented body (a shape like a sow)
member: order_Amphipoda__Amphipoda small flat-bodied semi-terrestrial crustaceans: whale lice; sand-hoppers; skeleton shrimp
member: amphipod a kind of malacostracan crustacean
member: family_Orchestiidae__Orchestiidae beach fleas
member: genus_Orchestia__Orchestia type genus of the family Orchestiidae
member: beach_flea__beachflea__sand_hopper__sand_flea small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches
member: genus_Caprella__Caprella skeleton shrimp
member: skeleton_shrimp small amphipod crustacean having a grotesque form suggestive of the praying mantis; found chiefly on seaweed
member: genus_Cyamus__Cyamus whale lice
member: whale_louse__whalelouse amphipod crustacean parasitic on cetaceans
member: order_Stomatopoda__Stomatopoda mantis shrimps
member: stomatopod_crustacean__stomatopod a kind of crustacean
member: mantis_shrimp__mantis_crab tropical marine burrowing crustaceans with large grasping appendages
member: family_Squillidae__Squillidae crustaceans that burrow in mud or under stones in shallow water along the seashore
member: genus_Squilla type genus of the family Squillidae
member: squilla__mantis_prawn a kind of mantis shrimp
member: subclass_Entomostraca__Entomostraca in some older classifications includes the Branchiopoda and Copepoda and Ostracoda and Cirripedia; no longer in technical use
member: subclass_Branchiopoda__Branchiopoda primitive aquatic mainly freshwater crustaceans: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps; tadpole shrimps; can shrimps; water fleas
member: genus_Daphnia water fleas
member: daphnia__water_flea__waterflea minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell; moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae
member: order_Anostraca__Anostraca small aquatic crustaceans lacking a carapace: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps
member: genus_Artemia__Artemia__Chirocephalus__genus_Chirocephalus fairy shrimp; brine shrimp
member: fairy_shrimp__fairyshrimp small freshwater branchiopod having a transparent body with many appendages; swims on its back
member: brine_shrimp__brineshrimp__Artemia_salina common to saline lakes
member: order_Notostraca__Notostraca small freshwater crustaceans with a shield-shaped carapace
member: family_Triopidae__Triopidae a family of Notostraca
member: genus_Triops__Triops type genus of the family Triopidae: small crustaceans with a small third median eye
member: tadpole_shrimp__tadpoleshrimp a kind of branchiopod crustacean
member: subclass_Copepoda__Copepoda minute planktonic or parasitic crustaceans
member: copepod_crustacean__copepodcrustacean__copepod minute marine or fresh-water crustaceans usually having six pairs of limbs on the thorax; some abundant in plankton and others parasitic on fish
member: genus_Cyclops copepod water fleas
member: cyclops__cyclop__water_flea__waterflea minute free-swimming freshwater copepod having a large median eye and pear-shaped body and long antennae used in swimming; important in some food chains and as intermediate hosts of parasitic worms that affect man e.g. Guinea worms
member: order_Branchiura__Branchiura copepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes
member: fish_louse a kind of copepod
member: subclass_Ostracoda__Ostracoda seed shrimps
member: seed_shrimp__mussel_shrimp__ostracod tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell
member: subclass_Cirripedia__Cirripedia barnacles
member: barnacle__cerriped__cerripede marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
member: family_Balanidae__Balanidae stalkless barnacles
member: genus_Balanus__Balanus type genus of the family Balanidae
member: acorn_barnacle__acornbarnacle__rock_barnacle__Balanus_balanoides barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones
member: family_Lepadidae__Lepadidae goose barnacles
member: genus_Lepas__Lepas type genus of the family Lepadidae
member: goose_barnacle__goosebarnacle__lepasfasciculari stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating timbers
member: class_Onychophora__Onychophora enigmatic small elongated wormlike terrestrial invertebrates of damp dark habitats in warm regions; distinct from the phylum Annelida; resemble slugs with legs and are sometimes described as the missing link between arthropods and annelids
member: onychophoran__velvet_worm__peripatus__peripatu any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms
member: family_Peripatidae__Peripatidae a family of Onychophora
member: genus_Peripatus type genus of Peripatidae; onychophorans of chiefly New World tropical regions
member: genus_Plicatoperipatus__Plicatoperipatus a genus of Peripatidae
member: Plicatoperipatus_jamaicensis a kind of onychophoran
member: family_Peripatopsidae__Peripatopsidae a family of Onychophora
member: genus_Peripatopsis__Peripatopsis type genus of Peripatopsidae; onychophorans of chiefly Asiatic and African tropical regions
member: class_Insecta__Insecta__Hexapoda__class_Hexapoda insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species
member: order_Mecoptera__Mecoptera an order of carnivorous insects usually having long membranous wings and long beaklike heads with chewing mouths at the tip
member: mecopteran any of various carnivorous insects of the order Mecoptera
member: family_Panorpidae__Panorpidae a family of insects of the order Mecoptera
member: scorpion_fly any of various mecopterous insects of the family Panorpidae of the northern hemisphere having a long beak and long antennae; males have a tail like that of a scorpion except it is not venomous
member: family_Bittacidae__Bittacidae a family of predacious tropical insects of the order Mecoptera
member: hanging_fly__hangingfly any of various mecopterous insects of the family Bittacidae
member: order_Collembola__Collembola minute wingless arthropods: springtails
member: collembolan__springtail any of numerous minute wingless primitive insects possessing a special abdominal appendage that allows the characteristic nearly perpetual springing pattern; found in soil rich in organic debris or on the surface of snow or water
member: order_Protura__Protura minute wingless arthropods: telsontails
member: proturan__telsontail any of several minute primitive wingless and eyeless insects having a cone-shaped head; inhabit damp soil or decaying organic matter
member: order_Coleoptera__Coleoptera beetles
member: beetle insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
member: family_Cicindelidae__Cicindelidae tiger beetles
member: tiger_beetle__tigerbeetle active usually bright-colored beetle that preys on other insects
member: family_Coccinellidae__Coccinellidae the ladybugs
member: ladybug__lady_beetle__ladybird__ladybird_beetle small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
member: genus_Adalia__Adalia genus of ladybugs
member: two-spotted_ladybug__twospottedladybug__Adalia_bipunctata red ladybug with a black spot on each wing
member: genus_Epilachna__Epilachna genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants
member: Mexican_bean_beetle__bean_beetle__Epilachna_varivestis introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant
member: genus_Hippodamia__Hippodamia genus of ladybugs
member: Hippodamia_convergens a variety of ladybug
member: genus_Rodolia__Rodolia__genus_Vedalia genus of Australian ladybugs
member: vedalia__Rodolia_cardinalis native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects
member: family_Carabidae__Carabidae ground beetles
member: ground_beetle__carabid_beetle__carabidbeetle predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects
member: genus_Brachinus__Brachinus bombardier beetles
member: bombardier_beetle beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed
member: genus_Calosoma genus of large predaceous ground beetles that feed on injurious caterpillars
member: calosoma any beetle of the genus Calosoma
member: family_Lampyridae__Lampyridae fireflies
member: lightning_bug__lightningbug__firefly nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs
member: family_Cerambycidae__Cerambycidae long-horned beetles
member: long-horned_beetle__longicorn__longicorn_beetle__longicornbeetle long-bodied beetle having very long antennae
member: genus_Monochamus__Monochamus sawyer beetles
member: sawyer_beetle__sawyer any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers
member: pine_sawyer large beetle whose larvae bore holes in pine trees
member: family_Chrysomelidae__Chrysomelidae leaf beetles
member: leaf_beetle__chrysomelid brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems
member: genus_Leptinotarsa__Leptinotarsa Colorado potato beetles
member: Colorado_potato_beetle__Colorado_beetle__potato_bug__potato_beetle__Leptinotarsa_decemlineata black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide
member: family_Dermestidae__Dermestidae carpet beetles
member: carpet_beetle__carpet_bug small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics
member: family_Cleridae__Cleridae beetles that prey on other insects
member: clerid_beetle__clerid predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic
member: superfamily_Lamellicornia__Lamellicornia scarabaeid beetles and stag beetles
member: lamellicorn_beetle__lamellicornbeetle beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments
member: family_Scarabaeidae__Scarabaeidae scarab or dung beetles
member: scarabaeid_beetle__scarabaeid__scarabaean any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
member: genus_Scarabaeus type genus of the Scarabaeidae
member: scarab__scarabaeus__Scarabaeus_sacer scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
member: genus_Popillia__Popillia a genus of Scarabaeidae
member: Japanese_beetle__Popillia_japonica small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America
member: genus_Anomala__Anomala genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses
member: Oriental_beetle__Asiatic_beetle__Anomala_orientalis introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses
member: subfamily_Melolonthidae__Melolonthidae considered a separate family in some classification systems
member: genus_Melolontha__Melolontha a genus of Melolonthidae
member: cockchafer__May_bug__May_beetle__Melolontha_melolontha any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult
member: genus_Macrodactylus__Macrodactylus a genus of Melolonthidae
member: rose_bug__rose_chafer__Macrodactylus_subspinosus common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines
member: subfamily_Cetoniidae__Cetoniidae considered a separate family in some classification systems
member: genus_Cetonia__Cetonia a genus of Cetoniidae
member: rose_chafer__rose_beetle__Cetonia_aurata a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses
member: family_Lucanidae__Lucanidae stag beetles
member: stag_beetle the male has branched mandibles resembling antlers
member: family_Elateridae__Elateridae click beetles and certain fireflies
member: elaterid_beetle__elater__elaterid any of various widely distributed beetles
member: genus_Pyrophorus__Pyrophorus tropical click beetles
member: firefly__fire_beetle__Pyrophorus_noctiluca tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
member: wireworm wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plants
member: family_Dytiscidae__Dytiscidae water beetles
member: water_beetle__waterbeetle any of numerous aquatic beetles usually having a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs for swimming
member: family_Gyrinidae__Gyrinidae whirligig beetles
member: whirligig_beetle__whirligigbeetle aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface
member: family_Anobiidae__Anobiidae deathwatch beetles
member: deathwatch_beetle__deathwatch__Xestobium_rufovillosum bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
member: family_Curculionidae__Curculionidae true weevils: snout beetles
member: snout_beetle__snoutbeetle small weevil having a prolonged snout; destructive to e.g. grains and nuts
member: genus_Anthonomus__Anthonomus weevils destructive of cultivated plants
member: boll_weevil__Anthonomus_grandis grayish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton
member: family_Meloidae__Meloidae blister beetles
member: blister_beetle__blisterbeetle__meloid beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin
member: family_Scolytidae__Scolytidae__Ipidae__family_Ipidae large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees
member: genus_Scolytus__Scolytus type genus of the Scolytidae comprising numerous small bark beetles
member: Dutch-elm_beetle__Scolytus_multistriatus a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease
member: genus_Dendroctonus__Dendroctonus genus of small bark beetles destructive especially to mature conifers
member: bark_beetle small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils
member: family_Staphylinidae__Staphylinidae rove beetles
member: rove_beetle active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging habits
member: family_Tenebrionidae__Tenebrionidae a family of arthropods including darkling beetles and mealworms
member: darkling_beetle__darkling_groung_beetle__tenebrionid sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain
member: mealworm the larva of beetles of the family Tenebrionidae
member: genus_Tribolium__Tribolium flour beetles
member: flour_beetle__flourbeetle__flour_weevil__flourweevil infests flour and stored grains
member: family_Bruchidae__Bruchidae seed beetles
member: seed_beetle__seed_weevil infests the seeds of legumes
member: genus_Bruchus__Bruchus type genus of the Bruchidae
member: pea_weevil__peaweevil__Bruchus_pisorum larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant
member: genus_Acanthoscelides__Acanthoscelides a genus of Bruchidae
member: bean_weevil__Acanthoscelides_obtectus larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans
member: genus_Sitophylus__Sitophylus a genus of Bruchidae
member: rice_weevil__black_weevil__blackweevil__Sitophylus_oryzae brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice
member: order_Embioptera__Embioptera__Embiodea__order_Embiodea web spinners
member: web_spinner__webspinner any of a small order of slender typically tropical insects that nest in colonies in silken tunnels that they spin
member: order_Anoplura__Anoplura sucking lice
member: sucking_louse__suckinglouse__louse wingless usually flattened blood-sucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
member: family_Pediculidae__Pediculidae true lice: human lice and related forms
member: genus_Pediculus__Pediculus type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans
member: common_louse__Pediculus_humanus head or body louse
member: head_louse__Pediculus_capitis infests the head and body of humans
member: body_louse__cootie__Pediculus_corporis a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings
member: family_Phthiriidae__Phthiriidae crab lice
member: genus_Phthirius__Phthirius__Phthirus__genus_Phthirus true lice: crab lice
member: crab_louse__pubic_louse__pubiclouse__crab__Phthirius_pubis infests the pubic region of the human body
member: order_Mallophaga__Mallophaga biting lice
member: bird_louse__biting_louse__louse wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds
member: genus_Menopon__Menopon chicken lice
member: chicken_louse__chickenlouse__shaft_louse__shaftlouse__Menopon_palladum__Menopon_gallinae parasitic on poultry
member: order_Siphonaptera__Siphonaptera fleas
member: flea any wingless blood-sucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
member: family_Pulicidae__Pulicidae many common fleas attacking humans and domestic animals
member: genus_Pulex__Pulex type genus of the Pulicidae
member: Pulex_irritans the most common flea attacking humans
member: genus_Ctenocephalides__Ctenocephalides an arthropod genus of fleas
member: dog_flea__dogflea__Ctenocephalides_canis flea that attacks dogs and cats
member: cat_flea__catflea__Ctenocephalides_felis flea that breeds chiefly on cats and dogs and rats
member: genus_Tunga__Tunga a genus of Siphonaptera
member: chigoe_flea__chigoe__chigger__Tunga_penetrans small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans
member: genus_Echidnophaga__Echidnophaga a genus of Siphonaptera
member: sticktight_flea__sticktight__Echidnophaga_gallinacea parasitic on especially the heads of chickens
member: order_Diptera__Diptera a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies
member: dipterous_insect__dipterousinsect__two-winged_insects__dipteran__dipteron insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
member: family_Cecidomyidae__Cecidomyidae gall midges
member: gall_midge__gallfly__gallgnat fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants
member: genus_Mayetiola__Mayetiola a genus of Cecidomyidae
member: Hessian_fly__Mayetiola_destructor small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains
member: superfamily_Muscoidea__Muscoidea two-winged flies especially the families: Muscidae; Gasterophilidae; Calliphoridae; Tachinidae
member: family_Muscidae__Muscidae two-winged flies especially the housefly
member: genus_Musca__Musca type genus of the Muscidae: houseflies
member: housefly__Musca_domestica common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases
member: fly two-winged insects characterized by active flight
member: family_Glossinidae__Glossinidae flies closely related to the Muscidae: tsetse flies
member: genus_Glossina type genus of the Glossinidae: tsetse flies
member: tsetse_fly__tsetse__tzetze_fly__tzetze__glossina blood-sucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.
member: family_Calliphoridae__Calliphoridae blowflies
member: genus_Calliphora__Calliphora type genus of the Calliphoridae: blowflies
member: blowfly__blow_fly large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds
member: genus_Lucilia__Lucilia greenbottle flies
member: greenbottle_fly__greenbottle blowfly with brilliant coppery green body
member: genus_Sarcophaga__Sarcophaga flesh flies
member: flesh_fly__fleshfly__Sarcophaga_carnaria fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animals
member: family_Tachinidae__Tachinidae parasites on other insects
member: tachina_fly__tachinafly bristly fly whose larvae live parasitically in caterpillars and other insects; important in control of noxious insects
member: family_Gasterophilidae__Gasterophilidae horse botflies
member: genus_Gasterophilus__Gasterophilus type genus of the Gasterophilidae: horse botflies
member: horse_botfly__horsebotfly__Gasterophilus_intestinalis parasitic chiefly on horses
member: family_Cuterebridae__Cuterebridae New World botflies
member: genus_Cuterebra__Cuterebra type genus of the Cuterebridae
member: genus_Dermatobia__Dermatobia larvae live under the skin of domestic mammals and humans
member: human_botfly__humanbotfly__dermatobiahomini large tropical American fly; parasitic on humans and other mammals
member: family_Oestridae__Oestridae__Hypodermatidae__family_Hypodermatidae warble flies
member: genus_Oestrus__Oestrus type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies
member: sheep_botfly__sheepbotfly__sheep_gadfly__sheepgadfly__Oestrus_ovis larvae are parasitic on sheep
member: genus_Hypoderma__Hypoderma in some classifications considered the type genus of the family Hypodermatidae: warble flies
member: warble_fly hairy bee-like fly whose larvae produce lumpy abscesses (warbles) under the skin of cattle
member: family_Tabanidae__Tabanidae horseflies
member: horsefly__cleg__clegg__horse_fly__horsefly large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals
member: family_Bombyliidae__Bombyliidae bee flies
member: bee_fly__beefly hairy nectar-eating fly that resembles a bee; larvae are parasitic on larvae of bees and related insects
member: family_Asilidae__Asilidae robber flies
member: robber_fly__bee_killer__beekiller swift predatory fly having a strong body like a bee with the proboscis hardened for sucking juices of other insects captured on the wing
member: family_Trypetidae__Trypetidae__Trephritidae__family_Trephritidae fruit flies; some leafminers
member: genus_Rhagoletis__Rhagoletis a genus of Trypetidae
member: apple_maggot__applemaggot__railroad_worm__Rhagoletis_pomonella larvae bore into and feed on apples
member: genus_Ceratitis__Ceratitis Mediterranean fruit flies
member: Mediterranean_fruit_fly__medfly__Ceratitis_capitata small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit
member: genus_Philophylla__Philophylla leaf miners
member: family_Drosophilidae__Drosophilidae fruit flies
member: genus_Drosophila a genus of Drosophilidae
member: drosophila__Drosophila_melanogaster small fly used in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance
member: vinegar_fly flies whose larvae feed on pickles and imperfectly sealed preserves
member: family_Hippoboscidae__Hippoboscidae winged or wingless dipterans: louse flies
member: louse_fly__lousefly__hippoboscid blood-sucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals
member: genus_Hippobosca__Hippobosca type genus of the Hippoboscidae
member: horse_tick__horsetick__horsefly__Hippobosca_equina winged fly parasitic on horses
member: genus_Melophagus__Melophagus an arthropod genus of wingless flies including the sheep ked
member: sheep_ked__sheepked__sheeptick__sheeptick__melophagusovinu wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle
member: genus_Haematobia__Haematobia European genus of bloodsucking flies
member: horn_fly__Haematobia_irritans small black European fly introduced into North America; sucks blood from cattle especially at the base of the horn
member: suborder_Nematocera__Nematocera mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies
member: family_Culicidae__Culicidae mosquitoes
member: mosquito two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
member: wiggler__wriggler larva of a mosquito
member: genus_Aedes__Aedes yellow-fever mosquitos
member: yellow-fever_mosquito__Aedes_aegypti mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue
member: Asian_tiger_mosquito__Aedes_albopictus striped native of Japan thriving in United States southeast and midwest and spreading to the Caribbean; potential carrier of serious diseases
member: genus_Anopheles__Anopheles malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae
member: anopheline any mosquito of the genus Anopheles
member: malarial_mosquito__malaria_mosquito__malariamosquito transmits the malaria parasite
member: genus_Culex__Culex type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface
member: common_mosquito__Culex_pipiens common house mosquito
member: Culex_quinquefasciatus__Culex_fatigans widespread tropical mosquito that transmits filarial worms
member: family_Ceratopogonidae__Ceratopogonidae biting midges; sand flies
member: punkie__punky__punkey__no-see-um__biting_midge minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects
member: genus_Ceratopogon__Ceratopogon type genus of the Ceratopogonidae
member: family_Chironomidae__Chironomidae midges
member: midge minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water
member: genus_Chironomus__Chironomus type genus of the Chironomidae
member: Mycetophilidae__family_Mycetophylidae fungus gnats
member: fungus_gnat mosquito-like insect whose larvae feed on fungi or decaying vegetation
member: family_Psychodidae__Psychodidae very small two-winged flies with hairy wings that develop in moss and damp vegetable matter: sand flies
member: psychodid a fly of the family Psychodidae
member: genus_Phlebotomus__Phlebotomus small blood-sucking sand flies that resemble moths
member: sand_fly__Phlebotomus_papatasii blood-sucking females can transmit sandfly fever
member: family_Sciaridae__Sciaridae fungus gnats
member: genus_Sciara type genus of the Sciaridae: fungus gnat
member: sciara__fungus_gnat__sciarid minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings
member: family_Tipulidae__Tipulidae crane flies
member: crane_fly__cranefly__daddy_longlegs long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite
member: family_Simuliidae__Simuliidae blackflies and sand flies
member: genus_Simulium__Simulium type genus of the Simuliidae: blackflies
member: black_fly__blackfly__buffalo_gnat__buffalognat small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals
member: order_Hymenoptera__Hymenoptera an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc.
member: hymenopterous_insect__hymenopterousinsect__hymenopteran__hymenopteron__hymenopter insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
member: superfamily_Apoidea__Apoidea bees
member: bee any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
member: queen_bee__queenbee fertile egg-laying female bee
member: worker_bee sterile bee specialized to collect food and maintain the hive
member: family_Apidae__Apidae honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees
member: genus_Apis__Apis type genus of the Apidae: honeybees
member: honeybee__Apis_mellifera social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces
member: genus_Xylocopa__Xylocopa carpenter bees
member: carpenter_bee__carpenterbee large solitary bee that lays eggs in tunnels bored into wood or plant stems
member: genus_Bombus__Bombus bumblebees
member: bumblebee__humblebee robust hairy social bee of temperate regions
member: genus_Psithyrus__Psithyrus a large bee that resembles the bumblebee but lacks pollen-collecting apparatus and a worker caste
member: cuckoo-bumblebee a bee that is parasitic in the nests of bumblebees
member: family_Andrenidae__Andrenidae a large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the ground
member: genus_Andrena a solitary burrowing short-tongued bee
member: andrena__andrenid__mining_bee a bee that is a a member of the genus Andrena
member: family_Halictidae__Halictidae a family of small solitary bees; many are valuable pollinators for agriculture
member: nomia__genusnomia a genus of bee; some are important pollinators of legumes
member: Nomia_melanderi__alkali_bee a common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in the western United States
member: family_Megachilidae__Megachilidae leaf-cutting and mason bees
member: genus_Megachile__Megachile type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting bees
member: leaf-cutting_bee__leaf-cutter__leaf-cutter_bee bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest
member: mason_bee__masonbee any of numerous solitary bees that build nests of hardened mud and sand
member: genus_Anthidium__Anthidium potter bees
member: potter_bee solitary bee that builds nests of mud or pebbles cemented together and attached to a plant
member: family_Vespidae__Vespidae an arthropod family of the order Hymenoptera including: yellow jackets; hornets; mason wasps
member: vespid_wasp__vespid mostly social nest-building wasps
member: genus_Vespa__Vespa type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow jackets
member: genus_Vespula__Vespula sometimes considered a subgenus of Vespa: social wasps
member: common_wasp__Vespula_vulgaris a variety of vespid wasp
member: yellow_jacket__yellow_hornet__Vespula_maculifrons small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground
member: genus_Polistes__Polistes a genus of Vespidae
member: Polistes_annularis a variety of paper wasp
member: genus_Eumenes__Eumenes mason wasps
member: mason_wasp__masonwasp any of various solitary wasps that construct nests of hardened mud for their young
member: potter_wasp any of various solitary wasps that construct vase-shaped cells of mud for their eggs
member: superfamily_Sphecoidea__Sphecoidea families Sphecidae and Stizidae
member: sphecoid_wasp__sphecoid any of various solitary wasps
member: family_Sphecidae__Sphecidae mud daubers; some digger wasps
member: genus_Sceliphron__Sceliphron mud daubers
member: mason_wasp.sphecoid_wasp__masonwasp solitary wasp that constructs nests of hardened mud or clay for the young
member: mud_dauber__muddauber wasp that constructs mud cells on a solid base in which females place eggs laid in paralyzed insect larvae
member: family_Stizidae__Stizidae cicada killers
member: genus_Sphecius__Sphecius large solitary wasps: cicada killer
member: cicada_killer__Sphecius_speciosis large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas
member: family_Cynipidae__Cynipidae a family of Hymenoptera
member: cynipid_gall_wasp__gall_wasp__gallfly__cynipidwasp small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants
member: genus_Cynips__Cynips type genus of the Cynipidae: gall wasps
member: genus_Amphibolips__Amphibolips cynipid gall wasps, especially causing oak-apple galls
member: genus_Andricus__Andricus cynipid gall wasps, chiefly affecting oaks
member: family_Chalcididae__Chalcididae__Chalcidae__family_Chalcidae an arthropod family including: chalcidflies
member: chalcid_fly__chalcidfly__chalcid__chalcid_wasp__chalcidwasp any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects
member: strawworm__jointworm larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains
member: genus_Chalcis__Chalcis type genus of the Chalcididae
member: chalcis_fly__chalcisfly a variety of chalcid fly
member: family_Ichneumonidae__Ichneumonidae ichneumon flies
member: ichneumon_fly__ichneumonfly hymenopterous insect that resembles a wasp and whose larvae are parasitic on caterpillars and other insect larvae
member: family_Tenthredinidae__Tenthredinidae sawflies
member: sawfly insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant
member: genus-Fenusa__Fenusa birch leaf miner
member: family_Formicidae__Formicidae ants
member: ant__emmet__pismire social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
member: genus_Monomorium__Monomorium a genus of Formicidae
member: pharaoh_ant__pharaohant__pharaoh's_ant__pharaoh'sant__Monomorium_pharaonis small red ant of warm regions; a common household pest
member: little_black_ant__Monomorium_minimum tiny glossy black ant; nests outdoors but invades houses for food
member: subfamily_Dorylinae__Dorylinae army ants
member: army_ant__driver_ant__legionary_ant__legionaryant tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects
member: genus_Camponotus__Camponotus carpenter ants
member: carpenter_ant__carpenterant ant that nests in decaying wood in which it bores tunnels for depositing eggs
member: genus_Solenopsis__Solenopsis fire ants
member: fire_ant omnivorous ant of tropical and subtropical America that can inflict a painful sting
member: genus_Formica__Formica type genus of the Formicidae
member: wood_ant__Formica_rufa reddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in woodlands
member: Formica_fusca an ant frequently enslaved
member: sanguinary_ant__Formica_sanguinea slave-making ant widely distributed over the northern hemisphere
member: genus_Myrmecia__Myrmecia bulldog ants
member: bulldog_ant__bulldogant any of the large fierce Australian ants of the genus Myrmecia
member: genus_Polyergus__Polyergus Amazon ants
member: Amazon_ant__Polyergus_rufescens small reddish slave-making ant species
member: order_Isoptera__Isoptera order of social insects that live in colonies, including: termites; often placed in subclass Exopterygota
member: family_Termitidae__Termitidae termites
member: genus_Termes__Termes type genus of the Termitidae
member: genus_Reticulitermes__Reticulitermes includes species highly destructive to structures and living trees
member: Reticulitermes_flanipes destructive United States termite
member: Reticulitermes_lucifugus destructive European termite
member: termite__white_ant__whiteant whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood
member: family_Rhinotermitidae__Rhinotermitidae large widely distributed family of termites of temperate to tropical regions
member: family_Mastotermitidae__Mastotermitidae primitive termites
member: genus_Mastotermes__Mastotermes primitive genus of termites; mostly extinct; sometimes considered the most primitive Isoptera
member: Mastotermes_darwiniensis Australian termite; sole living species of Mastotermes; called a living fossil; apparent missing link between cockroaches and termites
member: Mastotermes_electromexicus extinct termite found in amber in S Mexico
member: Mastotermes_electrodominicus extinct termite found in amber in the Dominican Republic
member: family_Kalotermitidae__Kalotermitidae primitive termites of warm regions
member: genus_Kalotermes__Kalotermes type genus of Kalotermitidae; termites destructive of wood and living trees
member: genus_Cryptotermes__Cryptotermes genus of dry wood termites; cosmopolitan; sometimes considered a subgenus of Kalotermes
member: powder-post_termite__Cryptotermes_brevis extremely destructive dry-wood termite of warm regions
member: order_Orthoptera__Orthoptera grasshoppers and locusts; crickets
member: orthopterous_insect__orthopteron__orthopteran any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts
member: family_Acrididae__Acrididae__Locustidae__family_Locustidae short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts
member: short-horned_grasshopper__acridid grasshopper with short antennae
member: genus_Locusta__Locusta a genus of Acrididae
member: migratory_locust__migratorylocust__Locusta_migratoria Old World locust that travels in vast swarms stripping large areas of vegetation
member: genus_Melanoplus__Melanoplus New World migratory locusts and common American grasshoppers
member: migratory_grasshopper__migratorygrasshopper serious pest of grain-growing and range areas of central and western United States
member: family_Tettigoniidae__Tettigoniidae long-horned grasshoppers; katydids
member: long-horned_grasshopper__tettigoniid grasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male
member: genus_Microcentrum__Microcentrum katydids
member: katydid large green long-horned grasshopper of North America; males produce shrill sounds by rubbing together special organs on the forewings
member: genus_Anabrus__Anabrus a genus of Tettigoniidae
member: mormon_cricket__Anabrus_simplex large dark wingless cricket-like katydid of arid parts of western United States
member: family_Stenopelmatidae__Stenopelmatidae long-horned grasshoppers
member: genus_Stenopelmatus__Stenopelmatus sand crickets
member: sand_cricket__Jerusalem_cricket__Stenopelmatus_fuscus large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose soil along the United States Pacific coast
member: family_Gryllidae__Gryllidae crickets
member: cricket.orthopterous_insect leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
member: genus_Acheta__Acheta common house and field crickets
member: European_house_cricket__Acheta_domestica lives in human dwellings; naturalized in parts of America
member: field_cricket__fieldcricket__Acheta_assimilis common American black cricket; attacks crops and also enters dwellings
member: genus_Oecanthus__Oecanthus tree crickets
member: tree_cricket pale arboreal American cricket noted for loud stridulation
member: order_Phasmida__Phasmida__Phasmatodea__order_Phasmatodea in some classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects
member: phasmid_insect__phasmidinsect__phasmid large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects
member: family_Phasmidae__Phasmidae__Phasmatidae__family_Phasmatidae stick insects
member: walkingstick__walking_stick__walkingstick__stick_insect__stickinsect any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies
member: genus_Diapheromera a genus of Phasmidae
member: diapheromera__Diapheromera_femorata a variety of stick insect
member: family_Phyllidae__Phyllidae__Phillidae__family_Phillidae leaf insects
member: genus_Phyllium__Phyllium type genus of the Phyllidae
member: walking_leaf__walkingleaf__leaf_insect tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern Asia and the East Indies
member: subclass_Exopterygota__Exopterygota__Hemimetabola subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually incomplete metamorphosis
member: order_Dictyoptera__Dictyoptera in some classifications replaced by the orders (here suborders) Blattodea (cockroaches) and Manteodea (mantids); in former classifications often subsumed under a much broader order Orthoptera
member: dictyopterous_insect__dictyopterousinsect cockroaches and mantids
member: suborder_Blattodea__Blattodea__Blattaria__suborder_Blattaria cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order
member: cockroach__roach any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
member: family_Blattidae__Blattidae domestic cockroaches
member: genus_Blatta__Blatta type genus of the Blattidae: cockroaches infesting buildings worldwide
member: oriental_cockroach__oriental_roach__Asiatic_cockroach__blackbeetle__Blatta_orientalis dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
member: genus_Periplaneta__Periplaneta cosmopolitan genus of large cockroaches
member: American_cockroach__Periplaneta_americana large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed
member: Australian_cockroach__Periplaneta_australasiae widely distributed in warm countries
member: genus_Blattella__Blattella small cockroaches
member: German_cockroach__Croton_bug__water_bug__waterbug__Blattella_germanica small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest
member: genus_Blaberus__Blaberus giant cockroaches
member: giant_cockroach__giantcockroach large tropical American cockroaches
member: family_Cryptocercidae__Cryptocercidae a family of Blattodea
member: genus_Cryptocercus__Cryptocercus cockroaches
member: suborder_Manteodea__Manteodea mantises; in former classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera
member: family_Mantidae__Mantidae__Manteidae__family_Manteidae mantises
member: genus_Mantis type genus of the Mantidae: mantises
member: mantis__mantid predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer
member: order_Hemiptera__Hemiptera plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g. aphids; plant lice; cicadas)
member: hemipterous_insect__hemipterousinsect__bug__hemipteran__hemipteron insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
member: family_Miridae__Miridae__Capsidae__family_Capsidae leaf bugs
member: mirid_bug__miridbug__mirid__capsid a variety of leaf bug
member: genus_Poecilocapsus__Poecilocapsus a genus of Miridae
member: four-lined_plant_bug__four-lined_leaf_bug__Poecilocapsus_lineatus yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America
member: genus_Lygus__Lygus plant-sucking bugs
member: lygus_bug__lygusbug vector of viral plant diseases
member: family_Tingidae__Tingidae lace bugs
member: lace_bug small bug having body and wings covered with a lacy network of raised lines
member: family_Lygaeidae__Lygaeidae lygaeid bugs
member: lygaeid_bug__lygaeidbug__lygaeid a true bug: usually bright-colored; pest of cultivated crops and some fruit trees
member: genus_Blissus__Blissus chinch bugs
member: chinch_bug__Blissus_leucopterus small black-and-white insect that feeds on cereal grasses
member: family_Coreidae__Coreidae squash bugs and leaf-footed bugs
member: coreid_bug__coreid a true bug
member: genus_Anasa__Anasa squash bugs
member: squash_bug__Anasa_tristis large black American bug that sucks sap of vines of the gourd family
member: genus_Leptoglossus__Leptoglossus leaf-footed bugs
member: leaf-footed_bug__leaf-foot_bug large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs
member: family_Cimicidae__Cimicidae wingless flat-bodied blood-sucking insects
member: genus_Cimex__Cimex type genus of the Cimicidae: bedbugs
member: bedbug__bed_bug__bedbug__chinch__Cimex_lectularius bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
member: family_Notonectidae__Notonectidae aquatic carnivorous insects
member: genus_Notonecta__Notonecta type genus of the Notonectidae: backswimmers
member: backswimmer__Notonecta_undulata predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites
member: suborder_Heteroptera__Heteroptera true bugs
member: heteropterous_insect__heteropterousinsect true bugs: insects whose forewings are membranous but have leathery tips
member: family_Belostomatidae__Belostomatidae water bugs
member: giant_water_bug large water bug with piercing and sucking mouthparts; feeds on young fishes
member: family_Nepidae__Nepidae water scorpions
member: water_scorpion__waterscorpion long-legged aquatic insect having the front legs fitted for seizing and holding prey and the abdomen extended by a long breathing tube
member: genus_Nepa__Nepa type genus of the Nepidae: typical elongate-oval water scorpions
member: genus_Ranatra__Ranatra elongate very slender water scorpions
member: family_Corixidae__Corixidae water bugs
member: genus_Corixa__Corixa type genus of the Corixidae: boat bugs
member: water_boatman__waterboatman__boat_bug carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs
member: family_Gerrididae__Gerrididae__Gerridae__family_Gerridae an arthropod family that includes water striders
member: water_strider__waterstrider__pond-skater__water_skater__waterskater long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water
member: genus_Gerris__Gerris type genus of the Gerrididae
member: common_pond-skater__Gerris_lacustris a variety of water strider
member: family_Reduviidae__Reduviidae assassin bugs
member: assassin_bug__reduviid a true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammals
member: genus_Triatoma__Triatoma conenoses
member: conenose_bug__conenose__cone-nosed_bug__big_bedbug__bigbedbug__kissing_bug__kissingbug large bloodsucking bug
member: genus_Arilus__Arilus a genus of Reduviidae
member: wheel_bug__wheelbug__Arilus_cristatus large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects
member: family_Pyrrhocoridae__Pyrrhocoridae firebugs
member: firebug a true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain
member: genus_Dysdercus__Dysdercus a genus of slender long-legged bugs that feed on the developing seeds of cotton and stain it
member: cotton_stainer a true bug: bug that damages and stains the lint of developing cotton
member: suborder_Homoptera__Homoptera plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects
member: homopterous_insect__homopterousinsect__homopteran insects having membranous forewings and hind wings
member: family_Aleyrodidae__Aleyrodidae whiteflies
member: genus_Aleyrodes__Aleyrodes type genus of the Aleyrodidae
member: citrus_whitefly__Dialeurodes_citri whitefly that attacks citrus trees
member: whitefly minute insect that feeds on plant juices; related to scale insects
member: genus_Dialeurodes__Dialeurodes a genus of Aleyrodidae
member: genus_Trialeurodes__Trialeurodes a genus of Aleyrodidae
member: greenhouse_whitefly__Trialeurodes_vaporariorum whitefly that inhabits greenhouses
member: genus_Bemisia__Bemisia sweet-potato whitefly
member: sweet-potato_whitefly a variety of whitefly
member: superbug__Bemisia_tabaci__poinsettia_strain a strain accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias
member: superfamily_Coccoidea__Coccoidea scale insects and mealybugs
member: coccid_insect scale insects and mealybugs
member: family_Coccidae__Coccidae scale insects
member: soft_scale an insect active in all stages
member: genus_Coccus type genus of the Coccidae
member: brown_soft_scale__Coccus_hesperidum pest on citrus trees
member: family_Diaspididae__Diaspididae armored scales
member: armored_scale__armoredscale insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female
member: genus_Aspidiotus__Aspidiotus a genus of Diaspididae
member: San_Jose_scale__Aspidiotus_perniciosus small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees
member: family_Dactylopiidae__Dactylopiidae cochineal insects
member: genus_Dactylopius__Dactylopius type genus of the Dactylopiidae
member: cochineal_insect__cochinealinsect__cochineal__Dactylopius_coccus Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
member: family_Pseudococcidae__Pseudococcidae scale-like insects: mealybugs
member: genus_Pseudococcus__Pseudococcus type genus of the Pseudococcidae
member: citrophilous_mealybug__citrophilus_mealybug__citrophilusmealybug__pseudococcusfragili destructive especially to citrus
member: Comstock_mealybug__Comstock's_mealybug__Pseudococcus_comstocki Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States; pest on citrus and apple trees
member: mealybug__mealy_bug__mealybug scale-like plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees
member: genus_Planococcus__Planococcus a genus of Pseudococcidae
member: citrus_mealybug__citrusmealybug__Planococcus_citri feeds on a wide variety of cultivated plants but especially destructive to citrus
member: superfamily_Aphidoidea__Aphidoidea plant lice
member: aphid any of various small plant-sucking insects
member: family_Aphididae__Aphididae small soft-bodied plant lice
member: genus_Aphis__Aphis type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables
member: green_apple_aphid__greenappleaphid__apple_aphid__appleaphid__Aphis_pomi bright green aphid; feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves
member: blackfly__bean_aphid__Aphis_fabae blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets
member: genus_Eriosoma__Eriosoma woolly aphids
member: woolly_apple_aphid__American_blight__Eriosoma_lanigerum primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees
member: genus_Prociphilus__Prociphilus a genus of Aphididae
member: woolly_alder_aphid__Prociphilus_tessellatus attacks alders
member: family_Adelgidae__Adelgidae plant lice
member: genus_Adelges__Adelges type genus of the Adelgidae: plant lice
member: balsam_woolly_aphid__Adelges_piceae a variety of adelgid
member: spruce_gall_aphid__Adelges_abietis a variety of adelgid
member: adelgid any of various insects that feed and form galls on conifers
member: genus_Pineus__Pineus a genus of Adelgidae
member: pine_leaf_aphid__Pineus_pinifoliae a variety of adelgid
member: family_Phylloxeridae__Phylloxeridae plant lice
member: genus_Phylloxera__Phylloxera type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice
member: grape_louse__grapelouse__grape_phylloxera__grapephylloxera__Phylloxera_vitifoleae destructive to various grape plants
member: family_Psyllidae__Psyllidae__Chermidae__family_Chermidae jumping plant lice
member: jumping_plant_louse__psylla__psyllid small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices
member: family_Cicadidae__Cicadidae cicadas
member: genus_Cicada type genus of the Cicadidae: cicadas
member: cicada__cicala stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone
member: genus_Tibicen__Tibicen harvest flies
member: dog-day_cicada__dogdaycicada__harvest_fly__harvestfly its distinctive song is heard during July and August
member: genus_Magicicada__Magicicada seventeen-year locust
member: seventeen-year_locust__periodical_cicada__Magicicada_septendecim North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13' to 17' years to mature
member: family_Cercopidae__Cercopidae froghoppers or spittlebugs
member: spittle_insect__spittleinsect__spittlebug small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete
member: genus_Philaenus__Philaenus a genus of Cercopidae
member: meadow_spittlebug__Philaenus_spumarius North American insect that severely damages grasses
member: genus_Aphrophora__Aphrophora a genus of Cercopidae
member: pine_spittlebug North American insect that attacks pines
member: Saratoga_spittlebug__Aphrophora_saratogensis feeds on pines in northern United States
member: family_Cicadellidae__Cicadellidae leafhoppers
member: leafhopper small leaping insect that sucks the juices of plants
member: family_Jassidae__Jassidae family of small leafhoppers coextensive with the Cicadellidae and not distinguished from it in some classifications
member: leafhopper small leaping insect that sucks the juices of plants
member: family_Membracidae__Membracidae plant hoppers: treehoppers
member: treehopper small leaping insect that sucks juices of branches and twigs
member: family_Fulgoridae__Fulgoridae plant hoppers: lantern flies
member: lantern_fly__lanternfly large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light
member: order_Psocoptera__Psocoptera__Corrodentia__order_Corrodentia an order of insects: includes booklice and barklice
member: psocopterous_insect small soft-bodied insect with chewing mouthparts and either no wings or two pairs
member: family_Psocidae__Psocidae a family of small soft-bodied insects that feed on decaying vegetation; related to booklice
member: psocid small winged insect living on the bark and leaves of trees and feeding on e.g. fungi and decaying plant matter
member: genus_Liposcelis__Liposcelis a genus of Psocidae
member: booklouse__Liposcelis_divinatorius minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
member: genus_Trogium__Trogium a genus of Psocidae
member: common_booklouse__Trogium_pulsatorium a variety of booklouse
member: family_Atropidae__Atropidae booklice
member: order_Ephemeroptera__Ephemeroptera__Ephemerida__order_Ephemerida mayflies
member: ephemerid__ephemeropteran short-lived insect
member: family_Ephemeridae__Ephemeridae mayflies
member: mayfly__dayfly__shadfly slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
member: order_Plecoptera__Plecoptera stoneflies
member: stonefly__stone_fly__stonefly__plecopteran primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones
member: order_Neuroptera__Neuroptera an order of insects including: lacewings; antlions; dobsonflies; alderflies; fishflies; mantispids; spongeflies
member: neuropteron__neuropteran__neuropterous_insect insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins
member: family_Myrmeleontidae__Myrmeleontidae antlions
member: genus_Myrmeleon__Myrmeleon type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions
member: antlion_fly__antlionfly__ant_lion__antlion winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants
member: ant_lion__antlion__doodlebug the larva of an ant lion or of any of several other insects
member: family_Chrysopidae__Chrysopidae green lacewings
member: aphid_lion__aphidlion__aphis_lion__aphislion carnivorous larva of lacewing flies
member: green_lacewing__greenlacewing__chrysopid__stink_fly__stinkfly pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae
member: family_Hemerobiidae__Hemerobiidae brown lacewings
member: aphid_lion__aphidlion__aphis_lion__aphislion carnivorous larva of lacewing flies
member: brown_lacewing__brownlacewing__hemerobiid__hemerobiid_fly small dark-colored lacewing fly
member: suborder_Megaloptera__Megaloptera in some classifications considered a separate order: alderflies; dobsonflies; snake flies
member: family_Corydalidae__Corydalidae dobsons
member: genus_Corydalus__Corydalus__Corydalis__genus_Corydalis type genus of the Corydalidae
member: dobson_fly__dobson__Corydalus_cornutus large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait
member: hellgrammiate__dobson large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait
member: fishfly similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly
member: family_Sialidae__Sialidae an arthropod family including: alderflies
member: genus_Sialis__Sialis type genus of the Sialidae
member: alderfly__alder_fly__alderfly__Sialis_lutaria dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae
member: family_Raphidiidae__Raphidiidae a family of arthropods of the suborder Megaloptera, including snakeflies
member: snakefly predatory insect of western North America having a long necklike prothorax
member: family_Mantispidae__Mantispidae mantispids
member: mantispid insect that resembles a mantis; larvae are parasites in the nests of spiders and wasps
member: family_Sisyridae__Sisyridae an arthropod family of the order Neuroptera that includes spongeflies
member: spongefly__spongillafly hairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges
member: order_Odonata__Odonata dragonflies and damselflies
member: odonate large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings
member: suborder_Anisoptera__Anisoptera dragonflies
member: suborder_Zygoptera__Zygoptera damselflies
member: order_Trichoptera__Trichoptera an order of insects consisting of caddis flies
member: trichopterous_insect__trichopterousinsect__trichopteran__trichopteron caddis fly
member: caddisworm__strawworm caddisfly larva; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris
member: order_Thysanura__Thysanura firebrats; silverfish; machilids
member: thysanuran_insect__thysanuron primitive wingless insects: bristletail
member: family_Lepismatidae__Lepismatidae firebrats
member: genus_Lepisma__Lepisma type genus of the Lepismatidae: silverfish
member: Lepisma_saccharina__silverfish silver-gray wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing
member: genus_Thermobia__Thermobia a genus of Lepismatidae
member: firebrat__Thermobia_domestica lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces
member: family_Machilidae__Machilidae jumping bristletails
member: jumping_bristletail__jumpingbristletail__machilid wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed
member: order_Thysanoptera__Thysanoptera thrips
member: thysanopter__thysanopteron__thysanopterous_insect an insect of the order Thysanoptera
member: family_Thripidae__Thripidae thrips
member: thrips__thripid any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive
member: genus_Frankliniella__Frankliniella tobacco thrips
member: tobacco_thrips__Frankliniella_fusca injurious to growing tobacco and peanuts
member: genus_Thrips type genus of the Thripidae
member: onion_thrips__onion_louse__onionlouse__Thrips_tobaci injurious to onion plants and sometimes tobacco
member: order_Dermaptera__Dermaptera earwigs and a few related forms
member: earwig any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen
member: family_Forficulidae__Forficulidae typical earwigs
member: genus_Forficula__Forficula type genus of Forficulidae
member: common_European_earwig__Forficula_auricularia sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs
member: order_Lepidoptera__Lepidoptera moths and butterflies
member: lepidopterous_insect__lepidopterousinsect__lepidopteron__lepidopteran insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales
member: family_Nymphalidae__Nymphalidae large beautifully colored butterflies
member: nymphalid_butterfly__nymphalid__brush-footed_butterfly__four-footed_butterfly medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
member: genus_Nymphalis__Nymphalis type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies
member: mourning_cloak_butterfly__mourning_cloak__Camberwell_beauty__Nymphalis_antiopa of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders
member: tortoiseshell_butterfly__tortoiseshell brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles
member: genus_Vanessa__Vanessa painted beauty and red admiral
member: painted_beauty__paintedbeauty__Vanessa_virginiensis American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots
member: red_admiral__redadmiral__Vanessa_atalanta of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red and white markings
member: genus_Limenitis__Limenitis mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars
member: white_admiral__whiteadmiral__Limenitis_camilla Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings
member: banded_purple__white_admiral__whiteadmiral__Limenitis_arthemis North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band
member: red-spotted_purple__redspottedpurple__Limenitis_astyanax similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces
member: Limenitis_archippus__viceroy showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
member: genus_Polygonia__Polygonia comma butterflies
member: comma_butterfly__commabutterfly__comma__Polygonia_comma anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing
member: genus_Spyeria__Spyeria fritillaries
member: silverspot butterfly with silver spots on the underside of the hind wings
member: genus_Argynnis__Argynnis fritillaries
member: genus_Apatura__Apatura large Old World butterflies
member: emperor_butterfly__emperorbutterfly__emperor large richly colored butterfly
member: genus_Inachis__Inachis a genus of Nymphalidae
member: peacock_butterfly__peacockbutterfly__peacock__Inachis_io European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
member: family_Danaidae__Danaidae small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies
member: danaid_butterfly__danaid large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste
member: genus_Danaus__Danaus type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies
member: monarch_butterfly__monarchbutterfly__monarch__milkweed_butterfly__Danaus_plexippus large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed
member: family_Pieridae__Pieridae cabbage butterflies; sulphur butterflies
member: pierid_butterfly__pierid any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs
member: cabbage_butterfly__cabbagebutterfly white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage
member: genus_Pieris__Pieris type genus of the Pieridae
member: small_white__Pieris_rapae small widely distributed form
member: large_white__Pieris_brassicae Old World form
member: cabbageworm__pierisrapae toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly
member: sulphur_butterfly__sulphurbutterfly__sulfur_butterfly any of numerous yellow or orange butterflies
member: family_Lycaenidae__Lycaenidae family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs
member: lycaenid_butterfly__lycaenid any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
member: genus_Lycaena__Lycaena type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper
member: blue_butterfly__blue any of numerous small chiefly blue butterflies of the family Lycaenidae
member: copper any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having copper colored wings
member: American_copper__Lycaena_hypophlaeas common copper butterfly of central and eastern North America
member: genus_Strymon__Strymon large and widely distributed genus of hairstreak butterflies
member: hairstreak_butterfly__hairstreak small butterflies having striped markings under the wings
member: Strymon_melinus larvae are pests of various economic plants
member: family_Tortricidae__Tortricidae leaf rollers and codling moths
member: tortricid_moth__tortricidmoth__tortricid any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leafrollers or live in fruits and galls
member: genus_Tortrix type genus of the Tortricidae
member: tea_tortrix__teatortrix__tortrix__Homona_coffearia small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants
member: orange_tortrix__tortrix__Argyrotaenia_citrana California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges
member: genus_Homona__Homona tea tortrix
member: genus_Argyrotaenia__Argyrotaenia orange tortrix
member: genus_Carpocapsa__Carpocapsa codling moths
member: codling_moth__codlingmoth__Carpocapsa_pomonella small moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts
member: family_Lymantriidae__Lymantriidae tussock moths
member: lymantriid__tussock_moth__tussockmoth dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees
member: tussock_caterpillar__tussockcaterpillar larva of a tussock moth
member: genus_Lymantria__Lymantria type genus of the Lymantriidae; a pest (Lymantria means `destroyer')
member: gypsy_moth__gypsymoth__gipsy_moth__gipsymoth__Lymantria_dispar European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees
member: genus_Euproctis__Euproctis a genus of Lymantriidae
member: browntail__brown-tail_moth__Euproctis_phaeorrhoea small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees
member: gold-tail_moth__Euproctis_chrysorrhoea white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft
member: family_Geometridae__Geometridae measuring worms
member: geometrid_moth__geometridmoth__geometrid slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms
member: genus_Paleacrita__Paleacrita geometrid moths
member: Paleacrita_vernata moth whose larvae are spring cankerworms
member: spring_cankerworm variably colored looper; larva of Paleacrita vernata
member: genus_Alsophila__Alsophila geometrid moths
member: Alsophila_pometaria North American moth with gray-winged males and wingless females; larvae are fall cankerworms
member: fall_cankerworm green or brown white-striped looper; larva of Alsophila pometaria
member: cankerworm green caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit and shade trees
member: family_Pyralidae__Pyralidae__Pyralididae__family_Pyralididae bee moths; corn borers; flour moths
member: pyralid_moth__pyralidmoth__pyralid usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests
member: genus_Pyralis__Pyralis type genus of the Pyralidae
member: genus_Galleria__Galleria a genus of Pyralidae
member: bee_moth__beemoth__wax_moth__waxmoth__Galleria_mellonella moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs
member: genus_Pyrausta__Pyrausta moths whose larvae are corn borers
member: European_corn_borer__corn_borer__corn_borer_moth__Pyrausta_nubilalis native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants
member: genus_Anagasta__Anagasta moth whose larvae are flour moths
member: Mediterranean_flour_moth__Anagasta_kuehniella small moth whose larvae damage stored grain and flour
member: genus_Ephestia__Ephestia small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products
member: tobacco_moth__tobaccomoth__cacao_moth__cacaomoth__Ephestia_elutella small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products
member: genus_Cadra__Cadra a genus of Pyralidae
member: almond_moth__fig_moth__figmoth__Cadra_cautella moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored foods
member: raisin_moth__Cadra_figulilella moth whose larvae attack dried fruits and cereal products
member: corn_borer__Pyrausta_nubilalis larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize
member: superfamily_Tineoidea__Tineoidea clothes moths; carpet moths; leaf miners
member: tineoid_moth__tineoidmoth small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts
member: family_Tineidae__Tineidae clothes moths
member: tineid_moth__tineid small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur
member: genus_Tinea__Tinea type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths
member: casemaking_clothes_moth__Tinea_pellionella the larvae live in tubes of its food material fastened with silk that it spins
member: genus_Tineola__Tineola webbing clothes moths
member: webbing_clothes_moth__webbingclothesmoth__webbing_moth__webbingmoth__Tineola_bisselliella moth that forms a web in which it lives
member: genus_Trichophaga__Trichophaga carpet moths
member: carpet_moth__tapestry_moth__Trichophaga_tapetzella larvae feed on carpets and other woolens
member: family_Gracilariidae__Gracilariidae__Gracillariidae leaf miners
member: family_Gelechiidae__Gelechiidae important economic pests
member: gelechiid_moth__gelechiidmoth__gelechiid small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests
member: genus_Gelechia__Gelechia type genus of the Gelechiidae: pink bollworms
member: Gelechia_gossypiella small brown moth whose larvae bore into flowers and bolls of cotton
member: genus_Sitotroga__Sitotroga grain moths
member: angoumois_moth__angoumoismoth__angoumois_grain_moth__angoumoisgrainmoth__Sitotroga_cerealella small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains
member: genus_Phthorimaea__Phthorimaea potato moths
member: potato_tuberworm__Phthorimaea_operculella larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco
member: pink_bollworm__Gelechia_gossypiella larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls
member: family_Noctuidae__Noctuidae cutworms; armyworms
member: noctuid_moth__noctuidmoth__noctuid__owlet_moth__owletmoth usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests
member: cutworm North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground
member: genus_Noctua__Noctua type genus of the Noctuidae: moths whose larvae are cutworms
member: genus_Catacala__Catacala moths whose larvae are cutworms: underwings
member: underwing moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings
member: genus_Cerapteryx__Cerapteryx antler moths
member: antler_moth__Cerapteryx_graminis European moth with white antler-like markings on the forewings; the larvae damage pastures and grasslands
member: genus_Heliothis__Heliothis a genus of Noctuidae
member: heliothis_moth__heliothismoth__Heliothis_zia medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms
member: genus_Chorizagrotis__Chorizagrotis moths whose larvae are army cutworms
member: army_cutworm__Chorizagrotis_auxiliaris moth whose larvae destroy grains and forage plants
member: Chorizagrotis_auxiliaris__army_cutworm noctuid moth larvae that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the Plains states
member: genus_Pseudaletia__Pseudaletia moths whose larvae are armyworms
member: Pseudaletia_unipuncta__armyworm moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes
member: army_worm__Pseudaletia_unipuncta noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain
member: genus_Spodoptera__Spodoptera moths whose larvae are armyworms
member: Spodoptera_exigua moth whose larvae are beet armyworms
member: beet_armyworm__Spodoptera_exigua moth larva that eats foliage of beets and vegetables
member: Spodoptera_frugiperda moth whose larvae are fall armyworms
member: corn_earworm__cotton_bollworm__tomato_fruitworm__tobacco_budworm__tobaccobudworm__vetchworm__heliothiszia larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops
member: family_Sphingidae__Sphingidae hawkmoths
member: hawkmoth__hawk_moth__sphingid__sphinx_moth__hummingbird_moth__hummingbirdmoth any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
member: genus_Manduca__Manduca moths whose larvae are tobacco hornworms or tomato hornworms
member: Manduca_sexta moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms
member: tobacco_hornworm__tobaccohornworm__tomato_worm__Manduca_sexta large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm
member: Manduca_quinquemaculata moth whose larvae are tomato hornworms
member: genus_Acherontia__Acherontia death's-head moth
member: death's-head_moth__Acherontia_atropos European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull
member: family_Bombycidae__Bombycidae Chinese silkworm moth
member: bombycid_moth__bombycid__silkworm_moth moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk
member: genus_Bombyx__Bombyx type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth
member: domestic_silkworm_moth__Bombyx_mori stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk of commerce
member: silkworm hairless white caterpillar of the Chinese silkworm moth; source of most commercial silk
member: family_Saturniidae__Saturniidae important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known
member: saturniid_moth__saturniidmoth__saturniid large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons
member: genus_Saturnia__Saturnia type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth
member: emperor_moth__emperormoth__emperor__Saturnia_pavonia large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings
member: genus_Eacles__Eacles imperial moths
member: imperial_moth__Eacles_imperialis large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees
member: giant_silkworm__giantsilkworm__silkworm__wild_wilkworm larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
member: genus_Actias__Actias luna moths
member: luna_moth__Luna_moth__Actias_luna large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each fore wing
member: genus_Hyalophora__Hyalophora American silkworm moth
member: genus_Samia__Samia silkworm moths
member: cynthia_moth__cynthiamoth__Samia_cynthia__Samia_walkeri large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus
member: ailanthus_silkworm__ailanthussilkworm__Samia_cynthia large green silkworm of the cynthia moth
member: genus_Automeris__Automeris io moth
member: io_moth__Automeris_io large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines
member: genus_Antheraea__Antheraea large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality
member: polyphemus_moth__Antheraea_polyphemus very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees
member: pernyi_moth__Antheraea_pernyi a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk
member: tussah__tusseh__tussur__tussore__tusser__Antheraea_mylitta oriental moth that produces brownish silk
member: genus_Atticus__Atticus atlas moth
member: atlas_moth__atlasmoth__Atticus_atlas giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk
member: family_Arctiidae__Arctiidae tiger moths
member: arctiid_moth__arctiidmoth__arctiid stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars
member: genus_Callimorpha__Callimorpha cinnabar moths
member: cinnabar_moth__cinnabar__Callimorpha_jacobeae large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort
member: woolly_bear_moth larva of moth of the family Arctiidae
member: family_Lasiocampidae__Lasiocampidae tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet moths
member: lasiocampid_moth__lasiocampidmoth__lasiocampid medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths comb-like antennae
member: genus_Lasiocampa__Lasiocampa type genus of the Lasiocampidae: eggars
member: eggar__egger moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons
member: genus_Malacosoma__Malacosoma tent caterpillars
member: Malacosoma_americana__tent-caterpillar_moth moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars
member: tent_caterpillar the larvae of moths that build communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees
member: tent-caterpillar_moth__Malacosoma_disstria moth whose gregarious larvae spin carpets
member: lappet_caterpillar larva of a lappet moth
member: webworm several gregarious moth larvae that spin webs over foliage on which they feed
member: genus_Hyphantria__Hyphantria fall webworms
member: Hyphantria_cunea moth whose larvae are fall webworms
member: fall_webworm__Hyphantria_cunea a variety of webworm
member: genus_Loxostege__Loxostege garden webworms
member: Loxostege_similalis moth whose larvae are garden webworms
member: garden_webworm__Loxostege_similalis a variety of webworm
member: caterpillar a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
member: insect small air-breathing arthropod
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