Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Arthropoda > Class: Insecta > Order: Hymenoptera Ants, Bees, Wasps, Sawflies & Horntails This is a large order of insects that have existed since the Triassic period. the name derives from the ancient Greek word hymen, meaning membrane, and pteron, wing. They are often thought of as the stinging insects and … Continue reading "Order Hymenoptera"
Read MoreKingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Arthropoda > Class: Insecta > Order: Hemiptera True bugs, hoppers, aphids & allies This is a large group of insects with more than 75,000 species, nearly 2,000 of which can be found in the UK. They include shieldbugs, plant bugs, bed bugs, pondskaters, cicadas, water bugs, aphids, and scale insects. They … Continue reading "Order Hemiptera"
Read MoreKingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Arthropoda > Class: Insecta > Order: Coleoptera Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera. They are the largest group of insects with over 300,000 species, a quarter of all known living species. They live in most climates and can survive extreme dry or wet. They can vary … Continue reading "Order Coleoptera"
Read MoreThis is a large order and some have further divided it into suborders or superfamilies. Below is an alphabetic list of the families Family Abrocomidae (chinchilla rats) C2 — 10 living spp Family Anomaluridae (scaly-tailed squirrels) A — 7 living spp Family Aplodontiidae (mountain beaver) E — 1 living spp Family Bathyergidae (blesmoles and mole … Continue reading "Order Rodentia"
Read MoreKingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Arthropoda > Class: Insecta > Order: Odonata > Suborder Anisoptera These are the dragonflies and Anisoptera means unequal-winged from the fact that the hind wings are usually shorter and wider than the forewings. The eyes are large and usually touch at the top of the head. In the UK there are … Continue reading "Suborder Anisoptera (dragonflies)"
Read MoreKingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Arthropoda > Class: Insecta > Order: Odonata > Suborder Zygoptera The damselflies are usually slender with forewings and hind wings of equal length. The head is also wider than the thorax and the eyes are usually on the opposite sides of the head. Most also fold their wings along their body … Continue reading "Suborder Zygoptera (damselflies)"
Read MoreSuperfamily Adeloidea Family Adelidae Adela reaumurella, green longhorn Nemophora degeerella, longhorn moth Superfamily Cossoidea Family Cossidae (leopard moths) Morpheis pyracmon (Trinidad) Superfamily Lasiocampoidea Family Lasiocampidae Euthrix potatoria, drinker(UK) Lasiocampa quercus, oak eggar (uk) Macrothylacia rubi, fox moth (UK) Superfamily Pterophoroidea Family Pterophoridae (plume moths) Emmelina monodactyla, morning-glory plume moth(UK)
Read MoreKingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Arthropoda > Class: Insecta > Order: Lepidoptera > Superfamily: Geometroidea These are the geometrid and swallowtail moths. The name Geometroidae comes from the type genus Geometra which is Greek meaning “to measure the earth,” referring to the larva, or inchworm, as they move in a looping fashion. Some species are difficult … Continue reading "Superfamily Geometroidea"
Read MoreKingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Arthropoda > Class: Insecta > Order: Lepidoptera > Superfamily: Noctuoidea These are the owlet moths, or night owls, tigers, ermines, footmen and allies. According to the LepIndex, this superfamily now only includes 6 families with over 65,000 described species. Family Erebidae (tigers, ermines, footmen and allies) This used to be a … Continue reading "Superfamily Noctuoidea"
Read MoreKingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Arthropoda > Class: Insecta > Order: Lepidoptera > Superfamily: Bombycoidea This is an ecologically diverse superfamily of moths that contains the silk moths, emperor moths, sphinx moths, and similar. These are generally large or very large with the males having comb-like antennae. There have been some changes and some families of … Continue reading "Superfamily Bombycoidea"
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