Insect Directory

4959 species across 37 orders

Diptera

Tapered Drone Fly

Eristalis pertinax

12-16 mm
Diptera

Thick-headed Fly

Conops quadrifasciatus

10-15 mm
Diptera

Thick-headed Fly

Physocephala rufipes

8-14 mm
Diptera

Throat Bot Fly of Horses

Gasterophilus nasalis

11-15 mm
Diptera

Thyridanthrax Bee Fly

Thyridanthrax fenestratus

8-14 mm
Diptera

Tiger Bee Fly

Xenox tigrinus

12-18 mm
Diptera

Tiger Crane Fly

Nephrotoma flavescens

13-18 mm body length
Diptera

Tiger Hoverfly

Helophilus pendulus

10-14 mm
Diptera

Tropical Bat Fly

Cyclopodia horsfieldi

3-5 mm
Diptera

Tsetse Fly

Glossina morsitans

8-17 mm
Diptera

Tsetse Fly (Forest)

Glossina palpalis

8-14 mm
Diptera

Tumbu Fly

Cordylobia anthropophaga

9-12 mm
Diptera

Tundra Blow Fly

Protophormia terraenovae

7-11 mm
Diptera

Tundra Mosquito

Aedes impiger

4-6 mm
Diptera

Tundra Robber Fly

Rhadiurgus variabilis

10-15 mm
Diptera

Turkey Gnat

Simulium meridionale

2-4 mm
Diptera

Twin-lobed Deer Fly

Chrysops relictus

9-12 mm
Diptera

Twin-lobed Deer Fly

Chrysops callidus

7-10 mm
Diptera

Twin-spot Centurion

Sargus bipunctatus

8-13 mm
Diptera

Venezuelan Pebble Toad Fly

Pantophthalmus bellardii

30-40 mm body length
Diptera

Verrucarum Sandfly

Lutzomyia verrucarum

2-3 mm
Diptera

Villa Bee Fly

Villa hottentotta

10-16 mm
Diptera

Walnut Husk Fly

Rhagoletis completa

5-7 mm
Diptera

Warble Fly

Hypoderma bovis

13-15 mm
Diptera

Western Encephalitis Mosquito

Culex tarsalis

4-6 mm
Diptera

White-banded Hoverfly

Leucozona lucorum

10-14 mm
Diptera

White-Stockinged Black Fly

Simulium vittatum

2-5 mm
Diptera

Window Fly

Scenopinus fenestralis

5-7 mm
Diptera

Window Gnat

Anisopus fenestralis

5-8 mm
Diptera

Window Gnat

Sylvicola fenestralis

5-7 mm
Diptera

Winter Crane Fly

Trichocera annulata

5-10 mm
Diptera

Wohlfahrt's Wound Fly

Wohlfahrtia magnifica

9-15 mm
Diptera

Woodland Malaria Mosquito

Anopheles punctulatus

4-6 mm
Diptera

Woodland Pool Mosquito

Aedes canadensis

4-6 mm
Diptera

Yellow Fever Mosquito (Forest Form)

Aedes africanus

4-6 mm
Diptera

Yellow Fly

Diachlorus ferrugatus

10-14 mm
Diptera

Yellow-legged Dance Fly

Empis livida

7-10 mm
Diptera

Zodion Thick-headed Fly

Zodion cinereum

5-8 mm
Embioptera Not Evaluated

African Web Spinner

Embia savignyi

9.0-13.0 mm
Embioptera Not Evaluated

Antipaluria Web Spinner

Antipaluria urichi

12.0-20.0 mm
Embioptera Not Evaluated

Aposthonia Web Spinner

Aposthonia ceylonica

7.0-11.0 mm
Embioptera Not Evaluated

Australian Web Spinner

Metoligotoma reducta

8.0-12.0 mm
Embioptera Not Evaluated

Black Web Spinner

Oligembia nigricans

6.0-9.0 mm
Embioptera Not Evaluated

California Web Spinner

Oligotoma moestum

7.0-10.0 mm
Embioptera Not Evaluated

Common Web Spinner

Embia major

10.0-15.0 mm
Embioptera Not Evaluated

Giant Web Spinner

Clothoda longicauda

15.0-25.0 mm
Embioptera Not Evaluated

Green Web Spinner

Oligotoma nigra

7.0-10.0 mm
Embioptera Not Evaluated

Hagen's Web Spinner

Oligotoma humbertiana

8.0-11.0 mm
Embioptera Not Evaluated

Indian Web Spinner

Oligotoma saundersii

8.0-12.0 mm
Embioptera Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Web Spinner

Embia ramburi

8.0-13.0 mm
Embioptera

Mediterranean Webspinner

Haploembia solieri

7-10 mm
Embioptera Not Evaluated

Notoligotoma Web Spinner

Notoligotoma hardyi

9.0-14.0 mm
Embioptera Not Evaluated

Ross's Web Spinner

Chelicerca rubra

8.0-12.0 mm
Embioptera Not Evaluated

Teratembiid Web Spinner

Teratembia geniculata

6.0-9.0 mm
Ephemeroptera

American Sand Mayfly

Dolania americana

10-15 mm body
Ephemeroptera

Angler's Curse Mayfly

Caenis rivulorum

3-5 mm
Ephemeroptera

Arctic Mayfly

Baetis bundyae

5-8 mm
Ephemeroptera

Australian Giant Mayfly

Atalophlebia australis

12-18 mm
Ephemeroptera

Autumn Dun

Leptophlebia marginata

10-14 mm
Ephemeroptera

Blue Quill

Paraleptophlebia guttata

6-9 mm
Ephemeroptera

Blue-Winged Olive

Baetis tricaudatus

5-9 mm
Ephemeroptera

Brown Drake Mayfly

Ephemera simulans

14-20 mm
Ephemeroptera

Brushleg Mayfly

Isonychia bicolor

12-18 mm
Ephemeroptera

Burrowing Mayfly

Hexagenia limbata

18-32 mm body
Ephemeroptera

Burrowing Mayfly

Ephemera vulgata

15-22 mm
Ephemeroptera

Caenis Mayfly

Caenis horaria

3-6 mm
Ephemeroptera

Cahill Mayfly

Stenacron interpunctatum

8-12 mm
Ephemeroptera

Claret Dun Mayfly

Leptophlebia vespertina

8-12 mm
Ephemeroptera

Common Mayfly

Ephemera danica

15-25 mm body
Ephemeroptera

Dark Blue Quill

Paraleptophlebia mollis

6-9 mm
Ephemeroptera

Dark Hendrickson Mayfly

Leptophlebia cupida

8-12 mm
Ephemeroptera

Drake Mackerel Mayfly

Ephemera glaucops

15-20 mm
Ephemeroptera

Flat-headed Mayfly

Ecdyonurus venosus

10-16 mm
Ephemeroptera

Flat-headed Mayfly

Epeorus assimilis

10-14 mm
Ephemeroptera

Giant Michigan Mayfly

Hexagenia bilineata

18-28 mm
Ephemeroptera

Green Drake Mayfly

Ephemera guttulata

18-25 mm
Ephemeroptera

Indian Olive Mayfly

Baetis conservatus

5-8 mm
Ephemeroptera

Iron Blue Dun

Baetis muticus

5-7 mm
Ephemeroptera

Japanese Burrowing Mayfly

Ephemera japonica

15-25 mm
Ephemeroptera

Labrador Minnow Mayfly

Baetis labradoriensis

5-8 mm
Ephemeroptera

Large Dark Olive Mayfly

Baetis atrebatinus

7-11 mm
Ephemeroptera

Large Dark Olive Mayfly

Baetis rhodani

6-10 mm
Ephemeroptera

Light Cahill Mayfly

Heptagenia solitaria

9-13 mm
Ephemeroptera Vulnerable

Long-Tailed Mayfly

Palingenia longicauda

30-40 mm body; 60-80 mm cerci
Ephemeroptera

Mahogany Dun

Isonychia harperi

13-17 mm
Ephemeroptera Near Threatened

March Brown Mayfly

Rhithrogena germanica

10-14 mm
Ephemeroptera

Mountain Flathead Mayfly

Cinygmula ramaleyi

7-10 mm
Ephemeroptera

New Zealand Mayfly

Deleatidium lillii

7-11 mm
Ephemeroptera

Olive Drake Mayfly

Ephemera lineata

15-22 mm
Ephemeroptera

Pale Evening Dun

Heptagenia adaequata

8-12 mm
Ephemeroptera

Pale Morning Dun

Heptagenia elegantula

8-11 mm
Ephemeroptera

Pale Morning Dun

Ephemerella excrucians

7-10 mm
Ephemeroptera

Pink Lady Mayfly

Epeorus vitreus

9-12 mm
Ephemeroptera

Pond Olive Mayfly

Cloeon dipterum

6-9 mm
Ephemeroptera

Purple Dun

Paraleptophlebia adoptiva

7-10 mm
Ephemeroptera

Quill Gordon Mayfly

Epeorus pleuralis

10-14 mm
Ephemeroptera

Small Amber Spinner

Caenis macrura

3-5 mm
Ephemeroptera

Small Minnow Mayfly

Callibaetis ferrugineus

7-11 mm
Ephemeroptera

Small Spurwing Mayfly

Centroptilum luteolum

5-8 mm
Ephemeroptera

Small Square-Gilled Mayfly

Caenis luctuosa

3-6 mm