1. * = ► = THE INSECT ORDERS Kingdom? Phylum? Class? The “Terrific 10”
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda (jointed foot)
Class: Insecta
* =
The “Terrific 10”
► =
The “Nifty 19”
                                                                   
                                                                   
                                                                   
                                                                   

2. *
ODONATA
DRAGONFLIES
                              
DRAGONFLIES & DAMSELFLIES -
DAMSELFLIES

3. * ORTHOPTERA GRASSHOPPERS COCKROACHES LOCUST CRICKET
GRASSHOPPERS, COCKROACHES, MANTES, CRICKETS, LOCUSTS
LOCUST
CRICKET

4. *
DERMAPTERA
EARWIGS
EARWIGS -

5. *
EPHEMEROPTERA
                              
MAYFLIES -
MAYFLIES

6. *
COLEOPTERA
                              
                              
THE BEETLES
BEETLES -

7. *
FLIES
DIPTERA
FLIES – have halteres (balancers) on the thorax

8. *
HEMIPTERA
TRUE BUGS
TRUE BUGS -

9. * HOMOPTERA APHIDS HOPPERS CICADA LEAF TREE HOPPERS
CICADAS, TREEHOPPERS, LEAFHOPPERS, APHIDS, SCALE INSECTS -
TREE
HOPPERS
APHIDS
CICADA

10. *
LEPIDOPTERA
BUTTERFLIES
                              
                              
MOTHS
MOTHS & BUTTERFLIES -

11. * HYMENOPTERA WASPS & BEES VELVET ANT ANTS
BEES, WASPS, ANTS, VELVET ANTS
VELVET ANT
ANTS

12. ►
COLLEMBOLA
SPRINGTAILS – have a furculum
SPRINGTAILS

13. ►
PLECOPTERA
STONEFLIES -
STONEFLIES

14. ►
Firebrats
THYSANURA
BRISTLETAILS, SILVERFISH, FIREBRATS -
Silverfish

15. ISOPTERA ►
TERMITES -
TERMITES

16. ►
ANOPLURA
TRUE LICE (MAMMAL HOSTS) -
MAMMAL LICE

17. ►
TRICHOPTERA
CADDISFLIES
CADDISFLIES -

18. ► NEUROPTERA ANT LION ANT LION DOBSON FLIES
                              
ANTLIONS, LACEWINGS, DOBSONFLIES -
ANT LION
ANT LION

19. ►
MECOPTERA
SCORPIONFLIES
                              
SCORPIONFLIES -

20. ►
SIPHONAPTERA
FLEAS
FLEAS -