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Thysanoptera

Thrips


Herbivorous


Adults-typically winged; some wingless


hemimetabolous


piercing/sucking


terrestrial-plants

Hemiptera

Heteroptera - True Bugs



Homoptera -



Auchenorryhncha - Cicada, leafhopper


Sternorrhyncha - Aphids, whiteflies, mealybugs, scales

Coleoptera

Beetles


chewing mouthparts


Holometabolous


terrestrial/aquatic


herbivirous, predatory, decomposer


folded membranous hindwings wings beneath elytra

Neuroptera (larvae)

Lacewings, antlions, etc.


piercing/sucking


predatory


Holometabolous


Terrestrial on plants


no wings

Hymenoptera

Bees, Wasps, Ants


Adults-


- chewing sometimes combined with siphoning


Larvae-


-Chewing



Membranous wings; forewings larger than hindwings; sometimes wingless



Wide Range of feeding: most are omnivorous


- bees: pollen and nectar


-Wasps: parasitic/omnivorous



holometabolous

Lepidoptera

Butterflies and Moths


Adults: coiled, sucking feeding tube (siphoning)


Larvae: Chewing


terrestrial on plants


herbivorous/decomposer/predator


holometabolous


scaled wings

Siphonaptera (Adult)

Fleas


Piercing/Sucking


parasite


on animals


holometabolous


wingless


Diptera

Flies


piercing/sucking (lower) or siphoning (higher)


larvae: Chewing mouthparts


Decomposer (larval) / Parasite / herbivorous / predatory


holometabolous


1 set of wings; halteres


Class: Arachnida

Orders:


Araneae - spiders


Acarina - mites and ticks

Araneae

Spiders


piercing/sucking


incomplete metamorphosis


predatory


terrestrial: soil, leaf litter; under bark, stones, fallen logs


No wings

Acarina

Mites and Ticks


one major bodypart


piercing/sucking


incomplete metamorphosis


terrestrial - on plants


found on animals


wingless


predatory, decomposer, parasitic, herbivorous

Siphonaptera (Larva)

Flea


Chewing


terrestrial/carpets and nests


scavenger/predator


wingless


holometabolous

Heteroptera

True Bugs


large compound eyes


piercing/sucking


wings folded over body


Herbivorous (most) / predatory/parasitic


Aquatic/terrestrial - on plants


hemimetabolous

Homoptera

Cicadas, Leafhopper (Auchenorrhyncha); aphids, whiteflies, mealy bugs, scales (Sternorryhncha)



If winged: held roof-like over abdomen (cross at tip)


hemimetabolous


herbivorous (phloem/xylem)


Terrestrial on plants

Neuroptera (Adult)

Lacewings, antlions


Chewing mouthparts



two sets of membranous wings; about same shape and size (net like venation)



holometabolous


predatory/pollen, nectar, honeydew