Class Insecta (Insects)
Class Insecta: Possessing three-segmented bodies (head, thorax and abdomen), six walking legs, a pair of antennae, and frequently (but not always) wings. Insects are some of the most ubiquitous animals around, and come in a dazzling array of colors, shapes, and habits.
Images of insects, most taken in Central Texas, are on the following page, by Order:
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees and Wasps)
Order Diptera (Flies)
Order Orthoptera (“Hoppers”)
Order Mantodea (Mantises)
Order Phasmatodea (Stick insects)
Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Order Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies)
Order Plecoptera (Stoneflies)
Order Megaloptera (Fishflies and Dobsonflies)
Order Neuroptera (Net-Winged Insects)
Order Blattodea (Cockroaches and Termites)
Images of insects, most taken in Central Texas, are on the following page, by Order:
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees and Wasps)
Order Diptera (Flies)
Order Orthoptera (“Hoppers”)
Order Mantodea (Mantises)
Order Phasmatodea (Stick insects)
Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Order Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies)
Order Plecoptera (Stoneflies)
Order Megaloptera (Fishflies and Dobsonflies)
Order Neuroptera (Net-Winged Insects)
Order Blattodea (Cockroaches and Termites)