DIPTERA

Common flies and craneflies. One pair of wings, one pair of halteres. Includes many of the most annoying creatures in the state.

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ODONATA

Dragonflies and damselflies. All are carnivorous as larvæ and adults.

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HYMENOPTERA

Ants, bees, wasps, and hornets.

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HEMIPTERA

Halfwings, the so-called True Bugs.Their mouths are like flexible straws.

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HOMOPTERA

Cicadellids, aphids, and psyllids. Cousins of the Hemiptera, with strawlike mouths and wings that meet in an inverted V.

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ORTHOPTERA

Grasshoppers and crickets.

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EPHEMEROPTERA, PLECOPTERA and
TRICHOPTERA

Mayflies, Stoneflies and Caddiflies.

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THE REST

All other insects.

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BONUS GALLERY: MYRIAPODA

Centipedes and Millipedes. Not technically insects, but here not comprising enough pictures to justify an independent gallery.

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