ENTOMOLOGY CONTEST

ORDER - Blattodea

Metamorphosis: Hemimetabolous

Mouthparts: Chewing

Key characteristics: Flattened body, head concealed by pronotum Significance: Pest

Common Insects - Cockroaches

AMERICAN COCKROACH

GERMAN COCKROACH

ORIENTAL COCKROACH

ORDER - Hemiptera

• Metamorphosis: Hemimetabolous• Mouthparts: Piercing-sucking • Key characteristics: Hemelytra or clear front

wings • Common name: True bugs (assassin, damsel,

minute, toad, etc.), cicada, hopper, scale, aphid, etc.

APHID

ARMORED SCALE

ASSASSIN BUG

BACKSWIMMER

BED BUG

BIG-EYED BUG

BOXELDER BUG

CICADA

DAMSEL BUG

GIANT WATER BUG

HARLEQUIN BUG

LACE BUG

LEAF-FOOTED BUG

LEAFHOPPER

MEALYBUG

MILKWEED BUG

MINUTE PIRATE BUG

SOFT SCALE

SPITTLEBUG

SQUASH BUG

TARNISHED PLANT BUG

TOAD BUG

TREEHOPPER

WATER BOATMAN

WATER STRIDER

WHITEFLY

COLEOPTRA

BLISTER BEETLE

BOLL WEEVIL

CARPET BEETLE

CARRION BEETLE

CIGARETTE BEETLE

CLICK BEETLE

COLORADO POTATO BEETLE

DARKLING BEETLE

DUNG BEETLE

ELM LEAF BEETLE

FIREFLY

FLEA BEETLE

GREEN JUNE BUG

GROUND BEETLE

IRONCLAD BEETLE

LADYBIRD BEETLE

LADYBIRD BEETLE LARVA

LONGHORNED BEETLE

• http://www.texasento.net/TXBycidPix.html

MAY BEETLE

METALLIC WOODBORING BEETLE

• http://www.texasento.net/TXBuprestidae.htm

SWEET POTATO WEEVIL

PREDACEOUS DIVING BEETLE

RED FLOUR BEETLE

RICE WEEVIL

ROVE BEETLE

SAWTOOTHED GRAIN BEETLE

SOLDIER BEETLE

SPOTTED CUCUMBER BEETLE

STAG BEETLE

TIGER BEETLE

TUMBLING FLOWER BEETLE

WHIRLIGIG BEETLE

WHITE GRUB

LEPIDOPTERA

BAGWORM

BEET ARMY WORM

BOLLWORM

CABBAGE LOOPER

FALL WEBWORM

GRAY HAIRSTREAK

INDIAN MEAL MOTH

LUNA MOTH

MONARCH BUTTERFLY

PAINTED LADY

RED ADMIRAL

SKIPPER BUTTERFLY

• http://www.cirrusimage.com/skipper_photos.htm

SOUTHWESTERN CORN BORER

SPHINX MOTH

SULPHUR BUTTERFLY

SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY

TOBACCO HORNWORM

VICEROY BUTTERFLY

HYMENOPTERA

BUMBLE BEE

CICADA KILLER

HONEY BEE

HORNTAIL WASP

ICHNEUMON WASP

MUD-DAUBER WASP

PAPER WASP

RED HARVESTER ANT

RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT

TARANTULA HAWK WASP

TRICHOGRAMA WASP

VELVET ANT

DIPTERA

BLOW FLY

CATTLE GRUB

CRANE FLIES

DEER FLY

DEER KED

FLESH FLY

HORN FLY

HORSE FLY

HOUSE FLY

MOSQUITO

ROBBER FLY

NEUROPTERA

ANTLION

ANTLION LARVA

DOBSON FLY

GREEN LACE WING

HELLGRAMMITE

LACEWING LARVA

SNAKEFLY

MANTIDFLY

ODONATA

DAMSELFLY

DAMSEL FLY NYMPH

ORTHOPTERA

BANDED WING GRASSHOPPER

FIELD CRICKET

JERSUSALEM CRICKET

KATYDID

MOLE CRICKET

TREE CRICKET

PHTHIRAPTERA

BITING LOUSE

SUCKING LOUSE

PSOCOPTERA

• BOOK LOUSE

DERMAPTERA

• EARWING

SIPHONAPTERA

• FLEA

EPHEMEROPTERA

• MAYFLY

MANTODEA

• PRAYING MANTIS

MECOPTERA

• SCORPION FLY

THYSANURA

• SILVERFISH

PLECOPTERA

• STONEFLY

COLLEMBOLA

• SPRINGTAIL

ISOPTERA

• TERMITES

THYSANOPTERA

• THRIPS• VERY SMALL

PHASMATODEA

• WALKINGSTICK

NON- INSECT

BLACK WIDOW SPIDER

BROWN DOG TICK

BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER

CENTIPEDE

CRAB SPIDER

GARDEN SPIDER

HARVESTMAN

JUMPING SPIDER

MILLIPEDE

PILLBUG

SCORPION

SPIDER MITE

• Very small need microscope

SPINOSE EAR TICK

VINEGAROON