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9/3/2019

Insect Orders and Families

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Insect Taxonomy


Kingdom

Phylum 

Class

Order 

Family

Genus 

Species
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​The names of insect families are usually based on the type of wing, -ptera means wing in Greek.


Hemiptera



Half Lace, Half Leathery Wing
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Aphids are hemipterans


Homoptera



​The entire wing looks like lace.


Orthoptera



​Straight, leathery Wing

https://www.insectimages.org/browse/taxthumb.cfm?order=159
Picture
http://cricketcare.org/anatomy/

Hymenoptera



​Joint Wing

https://bugguide.net/node/view/59

Coleoptera



​Hard/Shell Wing

http://tolweb.org/Coleoptera 

Lady Beetle Life Stages
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Picture
https://photos.com/featured/convergent-ladybug-beetle-

​Pupa

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Lady Beetle Emerging:
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https://everything-ladybug.com/ladybug-life-cycle.html

Lepidoptera



Scale Wing, Moths and Butterflies 


Odonata



Diptera


Mosquitoes and Flies
https://bugguide.net/node/view/55
https://www.planetnatural.com/pest-problem-solver

Bioaccumulation


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