Order Orthoptera – Suborder Caelifera
Certain grasshoppers are called locusts, from the Latin word for …
Leaf Insect
Order Phasmatodea – Family Phylliidae (leaf insects)
A few insects imitate plants so well that they will not move during …
Ladybug Beetle
Order Coleoptera – Family Coccinellidae
Labybugs, also called Ladybirds, are welcome in the garden because they feed on aphids. They …
Lacewing
Order Neuroptera (net-veined insects) Family Chrysopidae (Green Lacewings)
These common insects do not fly very well, but they are great …
Japanese beetle
Order Coleoptera
Family Scaribaeidae (scarab beetles)
The Japanese Beetle has been a familiar and widespread pest in the U.S. since …
Ichneumon Fly
Order Hymenoptera – Family Ichneumonidae
Ichneumons (sometimes called ichneumonflies) are a large family of parasitic wasps. This ichneumon lays its …
Horse Fly
Order Diptera – Family Tabanidae
As with mosquitoes and deer flies, only female horse flies feed on blood, while the …
Giraffe Beetle
Order Coleoptera
Family Curculionidae (snout beetles and weevils)
This little monster belongs to a group of hard-shelled beetles that chew …
Giant Beetle
Order Coleoptera – Family Scarabaeidae
Why do you suppose this is called the Giant Beetle? Put you hand over it …
Flea
Order Siphonaptera – Family Pulicidae
Fleas are annoying parasites that live off the blood of their host; they lay eggs …