1. ORDER DIPTERA Reduced hind wings Suction mouths Larvae called maggots

2. Order hymenoptera Two pair – membrane wings Chewing mouth parts Females can sting

3. Order mantodea Large insect Long spiny front legs Carnivore – bug control

4. Order ephemeroptera Large hind wings 2 pair of membrane wings Short adult life

5. Order neuroptera Elongated, soft body 2 pair of equal size wings Large, compound eyes

6. Order homoptera Wings fold roof-like over abdomen Mouth parts from middle or back of head

7. Order orthoptera Straight wings Jumping legs Many produce sound

8. Order dermaptera Have pincers Slender and flattened Well-developed compound eyes

9. Order blattoidea Ancestors of termites Fast moving Disease carriers

10. Order plecoptera Babies live underwater Long threadlike antennae Most have long wings

11. Order coleoptera Sheath wings “the beetles” Largest insect group

12. Order lepidoptera Jumping legs Moths and butterflies Sucking tongue

13. Order hemiptera True bugs Sucking mouths Half wings

14. Order odonata Large eyes Amazing flight Spiny legs

15. Order isoptera Caste system Eats wood Body structure depends on job

16. Order phasmatodea Elongated and flattened Resemble leaves or grass herbivores