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Insects (arthropod, invertebrate) are found in almost all terrestrial environments – see bee, butterfly, beetle, wasp, dragonfly, fly. Many are destructive – see pest, weevil, ant, louse, termite, bed bug, cockroach, thrips; or are a disease vector – see carrier, mosquito, flea. Major diseases carried by insects include malaria, dengue fever, plague, trypanosomiasis and West Nile virus .
Ant, Bee, Wasp (Hymenoptera) – odorous house ant (Tapinoma sessile), carpenter ant (Camponotus herculeanus), red ant (Formica), crazy ant (Paratrechina longicornis, red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), Argentine ant (Iridomyrmex humilis), Mexican ant (Pseudomyrmex gracilis mexicanus), bullet head ant (Paraponera clavata), yellow house ant (Tapinoma melanocephalum), little black ant (Monomorium minimum), (Pseudomyrmex brunnea), fungus ant (Acromyrmex), little fire ant (Wasmania auropunctata), ant (Tetramorium simillimum ), red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), tropical fire ant (Solenopsis geminata), ant (Pheidole), big headed ant (Pheidole megacephala), honey bee (Apis mellifera), erythrina gall wasp (Quadrastichus erythrinae), aphid wasp (Anegrous epos), parasitic tobacco hornworm wasp (Apanteles), yellow jacket wasp (Vespula pensylvanica), emerald cockroach wasp (Ampulex compressa).
• Flea (Siphonaptera) – dog flea (Ctenocephalides canis), cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis), oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis), mammal or false human flea (Pulex simulans), sticktight flea (Echidnophaga gallinacea).
Book louse (Psocoptera) – book louse (Liposcelis divinatorius).
• Louse (Phthiraptera) – pubic louse (Phthirus pubis), head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis), chicken (poultry) louse (Menopon gallinae), dog chewing louse (Heterodoxus spiniger), long-nosed cattle louse (Linognathus vituli), chicken body louse (Menacanthus stramineus), biting louse (Trichodectes), cat biting louse (Felicola subrostratus), goat biting louse (Bovicola crassipes), short-nosed cattle louse (Haematopinus eurysternus).
Fly (true fly, Diptera) – fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster ), Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata), Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), malaria mosquito (Aedes aegypti), Eastern malaria carrier mosquito (Anopheles quadrimaculatus), Northern house mosquito (Culex pipiens), Southern house mosquito (Culex quinquefasciatus), Asian malaria carrier (Anopheles stephensi), house fly (Musca domestica), robber fly (Asilidae Family), crane fly (Tipula ), gnat, bot fly (Oestrus ovis), tsetse fly (Glossina), whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum), horn fly (Haematobia irritans), black fly larva (Simulium), deer louse fly (Lipoptena depressa), black fly adult (Simulium hippovorum), net winged midge (Bibiocephala), midge bloodworm (Chironomus tetans).
Mantid (Mantodea) – praying mantis (Mantis religiosa).
Cockroach (Blattodea) – American cockroach (Periplaneta americana), German cockroach (Blattella germanica).
Beetle, Weevil (Coleoptera) – carpet beetle (Attagenus megatoma), ladybug beetle (Coccinella novemnotata), confused flour beetle (Tribolium confusum), drug store beetle larva (Stegobium paniceum), deathwatch beetle (Ptilinus basalis), snout or nut weevil (Curculio), grain or maize weevil (Sitophilus granarius), pepper weevil (Anthonomus eugenii), rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae), bean weevil (Acanthoscelides obtectus).
• Plant bugs (Homoptera) – white apple leafhopper (Typhlocyba pomaria), pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum), cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii), horned treehopper (Campylenchia), leafhopper assassin bug (Zelus renardii), potato / tomato psyllid (Paratrioza cockerelli), potato leafhopper (Empoasca fabae), scale insect (Coccus hesperidum), green coffee scale (Coccus viridis).
• True bugs (Hemiptera) – bed bug (Cimex lectularius), water strider (Gerris gibbiffer), stink bug (Cosmopepla bimaculata), azalea lace bug (Stephanitis pyroides), giant water bug (Lethocerus americanus), Western conenose / kissing bug (Triatoma protracta), water strider (Gerris gibbiffer).
Butterfly, moth (Lepidoptera) – woodland skipper butterfly (Ochlodes), swallowtail butterfly (Papilio), monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), owlet moth (Anomogyna dilucida).
Termite (Isoptera) – termite (Nasutitermes costalis, Zootermopsis and Coptotermes formosanus), western drywood termite (Incisitermes minor).
Dragonfly, Damselfly (Odonata) – green darner dragonfly (Anax junius), damselfly.
Springtail (Collembola) – springtail (Folsomia candida).
Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids (Orthoptera) – grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis).
Lacewing (Neuroptera) – lacewing (Micromus and Chrysopa).
Mayfly (Ephemeroptera) – mayfly (Drunella doddsi).
Thrips (Thysanoptera) – Western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis).
Stonefly (Plecoptera) – stonefly (Calineuria).
Stick Insect (Phasmatodea) – walkingstick (Diapheromera).

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