Order: Odonata (Dragonflies, Damselflies) Ordinal Characteristics: - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Order: Odonata (Dragonflies, Damselflies) Ordinal Characteristics: 1. Chewing mouthparts 2. Incomplete metamorphosis 3. Two pairs of similar wings Species Common Name: Group Common Name: Dragonfly Scientific Family Name: Food: Insects Species Common Name: Group Common Name: Damselfly Scientific Family Name: Food: Insects

Order: Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets) Ordinal Characteristics: 1. Chewing mouthparts 2. Gradual metamorphosis 3. Two pairs of wings, first pair thickened, second pair membranous Species Common Name: Differential Grasshopper Group Common Name: Shorthorned Grasshopper Scientific Family Name: Acrididae Food: Foliage Species Common Name: Twostriped Grasshopper Group Common Name: Shorthorned Grasshopper Scientific Family Name: Acrididae Food: Foliage

Order: Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets) Ordinal Characteristics: 1. Chewing mouthparts 2. Gradual metamorphosis 3. Two pairs of wings, first pair thickened, second pair membranous Species Common Name: Group Common Name: Longhorn Grasshopper Scientific Family Name: Food: Foliage Species Common Name: Group Common Name: Mole cricket Scientific Family Name: Food: Foliage

Order: Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets) Ordinal Characteristics: 1. Chewing mouthparts 2. Gradual metamorphosis 3. Two pairs of wings, first pair thickened, second pair membranous Species Common Name: Group Common Name: Field Cricket Scientific Family Name: Gryllidae Food: Foliage, Insects Species Common Name: Group Common Name: Tree Cricket Scientific Family Name: Gryllidae Food: Foliage

Order: Blattodea (cockroaches) Ordinal Characteristics: 1. Chewing mouthparts 2. Gradual metamorphosis 3. Two pairs of wings, first pair thickened, second pair membranous Species Common Name: American cockroach Group Common Name: cockroach Scientific Family Name: Blattidae Food: virtually anything Species Common Name: Oriental cockroach Group Common Name: cockroach Scientific Family Name: Blattidae Food: virtually anything

Order: Blattodea (cockroaches) Ordinal Characteristics: 1. Chewing mouthparts 2. Gradual metamorphosis 3. Two pairs of wings, first pair thickened, second pair membranous Species Common Name: German cockroach Group Common Name: cockroach Scientific Family Name: Blattellidae Food: virtually anything Species Common Name: Brownbanded cockroach Group Common Name: cockroach Scientific Family Name: Blattellidae Food: virtually anything

In recent years, the classification of ORDER HEMIPTERA has changed quite a bit. What were previously the separate orders HEMIPTERA and HOMOPTERA are now all grouped under ORDER HEMIPTERA with three suborders: HETEROPTERA (True bugs) AUCHENORRHYNCHA (Cicadas, leafhoppers, and treehoppers) STERNORRHYNCHA (Aphids, scales)

Order: Heimptera Suborder: Heteroptera (true bugs) Ordinal Characteristics: 1. sucking mouthparts 2. Gradual metamorphosis 3. Two pairs of wings, the first pair half- thickened, the second pair membranous Species Common Name: Green stink bug Group Common Name: stink bug Scientific Family Name: Pentatomidae Food: Plant sap Species Common Name: Brown stink bug Group Common Name: stink bug Scientific Family Name: Pentatomidae Food: Plant sap

Order: Heimptera Suborder: Heteroptera (true bugs) Ordinal Characteristics: 1. sucking mouthparts 2. Gradual metamorphosis 3. Two pairs of wings, the first pair half- thickened, the second pair membranous Species Common Name: Harlequin bug Group Common Name: stink bug Scientific Family Name: Pentatomidae Food: Plant sap Species Common Name: Spined soldier bug Group Common Name: stink bug Scientific Family Name: Pentatomidae Food: Insects

Order: Heimptera Suborder: Heteroptera (true bugs) Ordinal Characteristics: 1. sucking mouthparts 2. Gradual metamorphosis 3. Two pairs of wings, the first pair half- thickened, the second pair membranous Species Common Name: Chinch bug Group Common Name: Scientific Family Name: Lygaeidae Food: Plant sap Species Common Name: Group Common Name: Milkweed bug Scientific Family Name: Lygaeidae Food: Plant sap

Order: Heimptera Suborder: Heteroptera (true bugs) Ordinal Characteristics: 1. sucking mouthparts 2. Gradual metamorphosis 3. Two pairs of wings, the first pair half- thickened, the second pair membranous Species Common Name: Squash bug Group Common Name: Scientific Family Name: Coreidae Food: Plant sap Species Common Name: Group Common Name: Leaffooted plant bug Scientific Family Name: Coreidae Food: Plant sap

Order: Heimptera Suborder: Heteroptera (true bugs) Ordinal Characteristics: 1. sucking mouthparts 2. Gradual metamorphosis 3. Two pairs of wings, the first pair half- thickened, the second pair membranous Species Common Name: Tarnished plant bug Group Common Name: Plant bug Scientific Family Name: Miridae Food: Plant sap Species Common Name: Wheel bug Group Common Name: assassin bug Scientific Family Name: reduviidae Food: insects, blood of vertebrates

Order: Heimptera Suborder: Heteroptera (true bugs) Ordinal Characteristics: 1. sucking mouthparts 2. Gradual metamorphosis 3. Two pairs of wings, the first pair half- thickened, the second pair membranous Species Common Name: Group Common Name: Nabid Scientific Family Name: Food: Insects Species Common Name: Group Common Name: backswimmer Scientific Family Name: Food: insects, small fish

Order: Heimptera Suborder: Heteroptera (true bugs) Ordinal Characteristics: 1. sucking mouthparts 2. Gradual metamorphosis 3. Two pairs of wings, the first pair half- thickened, the second pair membranous Species Common Name: Group Common Name: giant water bug Scientific Family Name: Food: Insects, small fish Species Common Name: Group Common Name: water strider Scientific Family Name: Food: live & dead fish

Order: Heimptera Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha Ordinal Characteristics: 1. sucking mouthparts or none 2. Gradual metamorphosis 3. Two pairs of wings, usually membranous, or none Species Common Name: Group Common Name: cicada Scientific Family Name: Cicadidae Food: Plant sap Species Common Name: Group Common Name: Leafhopper Scientific Family Name: Cicadellidae Food: plant sap Species Common Name: Group Common Name: treehopper Scientific Family Name: Membracidae Food: plant sap

Order: Heimptera Suborder: Sternorrhyncha (aphids, scales) Ordinal Characteristics: 1. sucking mouthparts or none 2. Gradual metamorphosis 3. Two pairs of wings, usually membranous, or none Species Common Name: greenbug Group Common Name: aphid Scientific Family Name: Aphididae Food: Plant sap Species Common Name: spotted alfalfa aphid Group Common Name: aphid Scientific Family Name: Aphididae Food: plant sap

Order: Heimptera Suborder: Sternorrhyncha (aphids, scales) Ordinal Characteristics: 1. sucking mouthparts or none 2. Gradual metamorphosis 3. Two pairs of wings, usually membranous, or none Species Common Name: pea aphid Group Common Name: aphid Scientific Family Name: Aphididae Food: Plant sap Species Common Name: Brown elm scale Group Common Name: soft scale Scientific Family Name: coccidae Food: plant sap

Order: Heimptera Suborder: Sternorrhyncha (aphids, scales) Ordinal Characteristics: 1. sucking mouthparts or none 2. Gradual metamorphosis 3. Two pairs of wings, usually membranous, or none Species Common Name: San Jose scale Group Common Name: armored scale Scientific Family Name: Diaspididae Food: Plant sap Species Common Name: Euonymus scale Group Common Name: armored scale Scientific Family Name: Diaspididae Food: Plant sap

Order: Neuroptera (nerve winged insects) Ordinal Characteristics: 1. chewing mouthparts 2. Complete metamorphosis 3. Twopairs of wings, with many cross veins Species Common Name: Group Common Name: green lacewing (adult) Scientific Family Name: Food: Insects Species Common Name: Group Common Name: green lacewing (larva) Scientific Family Name: Food: Insects

Order: Neuroptera (nerve winged insects) Ordinal Characteristics: 1. chewing mouthparts 2. Complete metamorphosis 3. Two pairs of wings, with many cross veins Species Common Name: Group Common Name: antlion (adult) Scientific Family Name: Food: Insects Species Common Name: Group Common Name: green lacewing (larva) Scientific Family Name: Food: Insects

Order: Coleoptera (beetles) Ordinal Characteristics: 1. chewing mouthparts 2. Complete metamorphosis 3. Two pairs of wings, first pair hardened, second pair membranous Species Common Name: Group Common Name: ground beetle Scientific Family Name: Carabidae Food: Insects Species Common Name: Colorado potato beetle Group Common Name: leaf beetle Scientific Family Name: Chrysomelidae Food: Foliage

Order: Coleoptera (beetles) Ordinal Characteristics: 1. chewing mouthparts 2. Complete metamorphosis 3. Two pairs of wings, first pair hardened, second pair membranous Species Common Name: Spotted cucumber beetle Group Common Name: leaf beetle Scientific Family Name: Chrysomelidae Food: Foliage Species Common Name: Elm leaf beetle Group Common Name: leaf beetle Scientific Family Name: Chrysomelidae Food: Foliage