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List of Insects Required

List of Insects Required for Seniors

Timothy J. Gibb, Entomologist and 4-H Entomology Coordinator


Insects from: "How to Make an AWESOME Insect Collection!"
Common Name - Order
Common Name - Order
  1. Alfalfa weevil - Coleoptera
  2. American cockroach - Dictyoptera
  3. Angoumois grain moth - Lepidoptera
  4. Annual cicada - Homoptera
  5. Antlion - Neuroptera
  6. Aphid - Homoptera
  7. Apple maggot fly - Diptera
  8. Armyworm - Lepidoptera
  9. Asparagus beetle - Coleoptera
  10. Assassin bug – Hemiptera
  11. Bagworm - Lepidoptera
  12. Baldfaced hornet - Hymenoptera
  13. Bean leaf beetle - Coleoptera
  14. Bed bug - Hemiptera
  15. Bird louse - Mallophaga
  16. Black cutworm - Lepidoptera
  17. Blister beetle - Coleoptera
  18. Blow fly – Diptera
  19. Booklouse – Psocoptera
  20. Boxelder bug - Hemiptera
  21. Brownbanded cockroach - Dictyoptera
  22. Brown lacewing - Neuroptera
  23. Bumble Bee - Hymenoptera
  24. Cabbage butterfly - Lepidoptera
  25. Cabbage looper - Lepidoptera
  26. Caddisfly - Trichoptera
  27. Camel cricket - Orthoptera
  28. Carolina grasshopper - Orthoptera
  29. Carpenter ant - Hymenoptera
  30. Carpenter bee - Hymenoptera
  31. Carrion beetle - Coleoptera
  32. Cecropia moth – Lepidoptera
  33. Chinch bug - Hemiptera
  34. Cicada killer wasp - Hymenoptera
  35. Click beetle - Coleoptera
  36. Clover leaf weevil - Coleoptera
  37. Cluster fly – Diptera
  38. Codling moth - Lepidoptera
  39. Colorado potato beetle - Coleoptera
  40. Common stalk borer - Lepidoptera
  41. Corn earworm - Lepidoptera
  42. Corn flea beetle - Coleoptera
  43. Cottony maple scale - Homoptera
  44. Crane fly - Diptera
  45. Damsel bug - Hemiptera
  46. Damselfly - Odonata
  47. Deer fly - Diptera
  48. Dermestid beetle - Coleoptera
  49. Differential grasshopper - Orthoptera
  50. Diving beetle – Coleoptera
  51. Dobsonfly - Megaloptera
  52. Dragonfly - Odonata
  53. Earwig – Dermaptera
  54. Elm leaf beetle - Coleoptera
  55. Emerald ask borer – coleoptera
  56. European corn borer - Lepidoptera
  57. Field cricket - Orthoptera
  58. Firefly – Coleoptera
  59. Flea - Siphonaptera
  60. Fungus Gnat – Diptera
  61. German cockroach - Dictyoptera
  62. Giant water bug - Hemiptera
  63. Green June beetle - Coleoptera
  64. Green lacewing - Neuroptera
  65. Ground beetle - Coleoptera
  66. Gypsy moth – Lepidoptera
  67. Hackberry psyllid - Homoptera
  68. Head louse - Anoplura
  69. Hessian fly - Diptera
  70. Honey bee - Hymenoptera
  71. Horntail - Hymenoptera
  72. Horse fly - Diptera
  73. House fly - Diptera
  74. Ichneumon wasp - Hymenoptera
  75. Indian meal moth - Lepidoptera
  1. Japanese beetle - Coleoptera
  2. June beetle - Coleoptera
  3. Katydid - Orthoptera
  4. Lace bug - Hemiptera
  5. Lady beetle - Coleoptera
  6. Locust leafminer - Coleoptera
  7. Longhorned beetle - Coleoptera
  8. Luna moth – Lepidoptera
  9. Mayfly - Ephemeroptera
  10. Mexican bean beetle - Coleoptera
  11. Midge (chironomid) – Diptera
  12. Mimosa webworm - Lepidoptera
  13. Mole cricket - Orthoptera
  14. Monarch butterfly - Lepidoptera
  15. Mosquito - Diptera
  16. Mud dauber wasp - Hymenoptera
  17. Northern corn rootworm - Coleoptera
  18. Oriental cockroach - Dictyoptera
  19. Oystershell scale - Homoptera
  20. Pavement ant – Hymenoptera
  21. Peachtree borer - Lepidoptera
  22. Periodical cicada - Homoptera
  23. Picnic beetle - Coleoptera
  24. Pine needle scale - Homoptera
  25. Plum curculio - Coleoptera
  26. Polistes paper wasp - Hymenoptera
  27. Potato leafhopper - Homoptera
  28. Praying mantis - Dictyoptera
  29. Redlegged grasshopper - Orthoptera
  30. Rice weevil - Coleoptera
  31. Robber fly - Diptera
  32. Rose chafer - Coleoptera
  33. Rove beetle – Coleoptera
  34. Satyr – Lepidoptera
  35. Sawfly - Hymenoptera
  36. Sawtoothed grain beetle - Coleoptera
  37. Scorpionfly - Mecoptera
  38. Seedcorn beetle - Coleoptera
  39. Silverfish - Thysanura
  40. Sod webworm - Lepidoptera
  41. Soldier beetle - Coleoptera
  42. Spittlebug - Homoptera
  43. Spotted cucumber beetle - Coleoptera
  44. Springtail - Collembola
  45. Squash bug - Hemiptera
  46. Squash vine borer - Lepidoptera
  47. Stable fly - Diptera
  48. Stag beetle - Coleoptera
  49. Stink bug - Hemiptera
  50. Stonefly - Plecoptera
  51. Strawberry root weevil - Coleoptera
  52. Striped cucumber beetle - Coleoptera
  53. Swallowtail butterfly - Lepidoptera
  54. Sweat bee – Hymenoptera
  55. Syrphid fly - Diptera
  56. Tarnished plant bug - Hemiptera
  57. Termite - Isoptera
  58. Thrips - Thysanoptera
  59. Tiger beetle - Coleoptera
  60. Tiger moth - Lepidoptera
  61. Tobacco hornworm - Lepidoptera
  62. Tomato hornworm - Lepidoptera
  63. Tortoise beetle - Coleoptera
  64. Treehopper - Homoptera
  65. Tulip tree scale - Homoptera
  66. Tussock moth  - Lepidoptera
  67. Velvet ant - Hymenoptera
  68. Viceroy butterfly - Lepidoptera
  69. Vinegar fly – Diptera
  70. Walkingstick - Dictyoptera
  71. Water strider – Hemiptera
  72. Western corn rootworm - Coleoptera
  73. Whitefly - Homoptera
  74. Wood cockroach – Dictyoptera
  75. Yellowjacket – Hymenoptera
Insects from: "Who Let the Bugs Out?"
Common Name - stage
Common Name - stage
  1. Alfalfa weevil - adult
  2. Alfalfa weevil - larva
  3. Alfalfa weevil - damage
  4. American Cockroach - adult
  5. American Cockroach - larva
  6. American Cockroach - damage
  7. Antlion - adult
  8. Antlion - larva
  9. Antlion - benefit
  10. Aphid - adult
  11. Aphid - larva
  12. Aphid - damage
  13. Armyworm - adult
  14. Armyworm - larva
  15. Armyworm - damage
  16. Assassin Bug - adult
  17. Assassin Bug - larva
  18. Assassin Bug - benefit
  19. Bagworm - adult
  20. Bagworm - larva
  21. Bagworm - damage
  22. Bed Bug - adult
  23. Bed Bug - larva
  24. Bed Bug - damage
  25. Black Cutworm - adult
  26. Black Cutworm - larva
  27. Black Cutworm - damage
  28. Blow fly - adult
  29. Blow fly - larva
  30. Blow fly - benefit
  31. Cabbage Butterfly - adult
  32. Cabbage Butterfly - immature
  33. Cabbage Butterfly - damage
  34. Carpenter ant - adult
  35. Carpenter ant - larva
  36. Carpenter ant - Damage
  37. Carpenter bee - adult
  38. Carpenter bee - larva
  39. Carpenter bee - Damage
  40. Cicada - adult
  41. Cicada - larva
  42. Cicada - damage
  43. Codling moth - adult
  44. Codling moth - larva
  45. Codling moth - damage
  46. Colorado potato beetle - adult
  47. Colorado potato beetle - larva
  48. Colorado potato beetle - damage
  49. Corn earworm - adult
  50. Corn earworm - larva
  51. Corn earworm - damage
  52. Dermestid beetle - adult
  53. Dermestid beetle - larva
  54. Dermestid beetle - damage
  55. Dragonfly - adult
  56. Dragonfly - larva
  57. Dragonfly - benefit
  58. Emerald ash borer - adult
  59. Emerald ash borer - larva
  60. Emerald ash borer - damage
  61. European corn borer - adult
  62. European corn borer - larva
  63. European corn borer - damage
  64. Flea - adult
  65. Flea - larva
  66. Flea - damage
  67. Green lacewing - adult
  68. Green lacewing - larva
  69. Green lacewing - benefit
  70. Ground beetle - adult
  71. Ground beetle - larva
  72. Ground beetle - benefit
  73. Gypsy moth - adult
  1. Gypsy moth - larva
  2. Gypsy moth - damage
  3. Honey bee - adult
  4. Honey bee - larva
  5. Honey bee - benefit
  6. House fly - adult
  7. House fly - larva
  8. House fly - damage
  9. Indian meal moth - adult
  10. Indian meal moth - larva
  11. Indian meal moth - damage
  12. Japanese beetle - adult
  13. Japanese beetle - larva
  14. Japanese beetle - damage
  15. Lady beetle - adult
  16. Lady beetle - larva
  17. Lady beetle - damage
  18. Leafhopper - adult
  19. Leafhopper - larva
  20. Leafhopper - damage
  21. Mayfly - adult
  22. Mayfly - larva
  23. Mayfly - benefit
  24. Mexican bean beetle - adult
  25. Mexican bean beetle - larva
  26. Mexican bean beetle - damage
  27. Mosquito - adult
  28. Mosquito - larva
  29. Mosquito - damage
  30. Parasitic wasps - adult
  31. Parasitic wasps - larva
  32. Parasitic wasps - benefit
  33. Praying mantid - adult
  34. Praying mantid- larva
  35. Praying mantid - benefit
  36. Rice weevil - adult
  37. Rice weevil - larva
  38. Rice weevil - benefit
  39. Sod webworm - adult
  40. Sod webworm - larva
  41. Sod webworm - damage
  42. Spittlebug - adult
  43. Spittlebug - larva
  44. Spittlebug - damage
  45. Squash bug - adult
  46. Squash bug - larva
  47. Squash bug - damage
  48. Syrphid fly - adult
  49. Syrphid fly - larva
  50. Syrphid fly - benefit
  51. Termite - adult
  52. Termite - larva
  53. Termite - damage
  54. Thrips - adult
  55. Thrips - larva
  56. Thrips - damage
  57. Tiger beetle - adult
  58. Tiger beetle - larva
  59. Tiger beetle - benefit
  60. Tomato/Tobacco hornworm - adult
  61. Tomato/Tobacco hornworm - larva
  62. Tomato/Tobacco hornworm - damage
  63. Tussock moth - adult
  64. Tussock moth - larva
  65. Tussock moth - damage
  66. Vinegar fly - adult
  67. Vinegar fly - larva
  68. Vinegar fly - damage
  69. Western corn rootworm - adult
  70. Western corn rootworm - larva
  71. Western corn rootworm - damage
  72. Yellowjacket - adult
  73. Yellowjacket - immature
  74. Yellowjacket - damage


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