* = ► = THE INSECT ORDERS Kingdom? Phylum? Class? The “Terrific 10” Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda (jointed foot) Class: Insecta * = The “Terrific 10” ► = The “Nifty 19”
* ODONATA DRAGONFLIES DRAGONFLIES & DAMSELFLIES - DAMSELFLIES
* ORTHOPTERA GRASSHOPPERS COCKROACHES LOCUST CRICKET GRASSHOPPERS, COCKROACHES, MANTES, CRICKETS, LOCUSTS LOCUST CRICKET
* DERMAPTERA EARWIGS EARWIGS -
* EPHEMEROPTERA MAYFLIES - MAYFLIES
* COLEOPTERA THE BEETLES BEETLES -
* FLIES DIPTERA FLIES – have halteres (balancers) on the thorax
* HEMIPTERA TRUE BUGS TRUE BUGS -
* HOMOPTERA APHIDS HOPPERS CICADA LEAF TREE HOPPERS CICADAS, TREEHOPPERS, LEAFHOPPERS, APHIDS, SCALE INSECTS - TREE HOPPERS APHIDS CICADA
* LEPIDOPTERA BUTTERFLIES MOTHS MOTHS & BUTTERFLIES -
* HYMENOPTERA WASPS & BEES VELVET ANT ANTS BEES, WASPS, ANTS, VELVET ANTS VELVET ANT ANTS
► COLLEMBOLA SPRINGTAILS – have a furculum SPRINGTAILS
► PLECOPTERA STONEFLIES - STONEFLIES
► Firebrats THYSANURA BRISTLETAILS, SILVERFISH, FIREBRATS - Silverfish
ISOPTERA ► TERMITES - TERMITES
► ANOPLURA TRUE LICE (MAMMAL HOSTS) - MAMMAL LICE
► TRICHOPTERA CADDISFLIES CADDISFLIES -
► NEUROPTERA ANT LION ANT LION DOBSON FLIES ANTLIONS, LACEWINGS, DOBSONFLIES - ANT LION ANT LION
► MECOPTERA SCORPIONFLIES SCORPIONFLIES -
► SIPHONAPTERA FLEAS FLEAS -