- About Insect and Spider Types:
The species in the Online Field Guide are divided into type categories based on shared characteristics or relationships. A silhouette illustration shows a representative species from each type. The list below tells which species are included in each type category.
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- Aphidlike Insects
- cochineal bugs
aphids
lace bugs
spittlebugs
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- Flealike Insects
- fleas
snow scorpionflies
springtails
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- Earwigs and Silverfish
- earwigs
timemas
silverfish
firebrats
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- Diving Beetles and Water Bugs
- diving, whirligig, and water scavenger beetles
water bugs
toe-biters
backswimmers
water boatmen
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- Hopperlike Insects
- squash bugs
leaf-footed bugs
treehoppers
stink bugs
leafhoppers
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- Plant Bugs, Toad Bugs, and Cockroaches
- plant bugs
bee assassins
cockroaches
ambush bugs
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- Weevils
- weevils
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- Beetles
- beetles
ladybugs
fireflies
borers
sawyers
stink bugs
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- Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Cicadas
- grasshoppers
crickets
locusts
katydids
cicadas
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- Mantids and Walkingsticks
- walkingsticks
mantids
water striders
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- Ants and Termites
- termites
ants
velvet-ants
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- Lacewings and Other Long-Winged Insects
- lacewings
dobsonflies
snakeflies
caddisflies
stoneflies
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- Dragonflies and Damselflies
- dragonflies
damselflies
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- Flies
- flies
mosquitoes
midges
mayflies
crane flies
robber flies
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- Bees, Wasps, and Kin
- wasps
wasplike flies and ants
ichneumons
hornets
yellow jackets
horntails
sawflies
bees
beelike flies
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- Ticks, Mites, and Scorpions
- ticks
mites
scorpions and kin
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- Spiders
- spiders
tarantulas
daddy-long-legs
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