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Entomology
Insect Orders
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Order – Coleoptera | Family – Beetles |
| Order – Dictyoptera | Family – Cockroaches Family – Mantids |
| Order – Diptera | Family – True Flies |
| Order – Lepidoptera | Family – Butterflies Family – Moths |
| Order – Ephemeroptera | Family – Mayflies |
| Order – Hymenoptera | Family – Ants Family – Bees Family – Wasps |
| Order – Odonata | Family – Dragonflies Family – Damselflies |
| Order – Orthoptera | Family – Grasshoppers Family – Katydids |
| Order – Phasmida | Family – Stick-Insects |
| Collembola | Springtails |
| Dermaptera | Earwigs |
| Diplura Two | Pronged Bristle-tails |
| Embiopter | Web Spinners |
| Hemiptera | True Bugs |
| Isoptera | Termites |
| Mallophaga | Biting Lice |
| Mecoptera | Scorpionflies |
| Neuropter | Lacewings |
| Plecoptera | Stoneflies |
| Psocoptera | Bark and Book Lice |
| Siphonaptera | Fleas |
| Siphunculata | Sucking Lice |
| Thysanoptera | Thrips |
| Thysanura | Silverfish |
| Trichoptera | Caddis Flies |