Insect Directory

4959 species across 37 orders

Raphidioptera

Western Snakefly

Agulla adnixa

12-16 mm
Raphidioptera

Xanthostigma Snakefly

Xanthostigma xanthostigma

12-18 mm
Scolopendromorpha Not Evaluated

Caribbean Giant Centipede

Scolopendra alternans

150-200 mm
Scolopendromorpha

New Zealand Giant Centipede

Cormocephalus rubriceps

100-160 mm
Siphonaptera Data Deficient

Amami Rabbit Flea

Ctenocephalides nakagawai

2-3 mm
Siphonaptera

Badger Flea

Paraceras melis

3-5 mm
Siphonaptera

Cat Flea

Ctenocephalides felis

1.5-3 mm
Siphonaptera

Chigoe Flea

Tunga penetrans

1 mm
Siphonaptera

Dog Flea

Ctenocephalides canis

2-3.5 mm
Siphonaptera

Giant Armadillo Flea

Tunga caecata

1-2 mm
Siphonaptera

Hedgehog Flea

Archaeopsylla erinacei

2-3.5 mm
Siphonaptera

Hen Flea

Ceratophyllus gallinae

2-3 mm
Siphonaptera

Human Flea

Pulex irritans

1.5-4 mm
Siphonaptera

Mole Flea

Hystrichopsylla talpae

4-6 mm
Siphonaptera

Moorhen Flea

Dasypsyllus gallinulae

1.5-2.5 mm
Siphonaptera

Mouse Flea

Leptopsylla segnis

1.5-2 mm
Siphonaptera

Northern Rat Flea

Nosopsyllus fasciatus

2-3 mm
Siphonaptera

Oriental Rat Flea

Xenopsylla cheopis

1.5-2.5 mm
Siphonaptera

Pigeon Flea

Ceratophyllus columbae

2-3 mm
Siphonaptera

Rabbit Flea

Spilopsyllus cuniculi

1.5-2 mm
Siphonaptera

Rat Flea

Xenopsylla brasiliensis

1.5-2.5 mm
Siphonaptera

Sand Martin Flea

Ceratophyllus styx

2-3 mm
Siphonaptera

Snow Flea

Glaciopsyllus antarcticus

2-3 mm
Siphonaptera

Squirrel Flea

Orchopeas howardi

2-3 mm
Siphonaptera

Sticktight Flea

Echidnophaga gallinacea

1-2 mm
Siphonaptera

Western Chicken Flea

Ceratophyllus niger

2-3 mm
Siphonaptera

Western Ground Squirrel Flea

Oropsylla montana

2-3 mm
Sphaerotheriida

Giant Pill Millipede

Zephronia siamensis

30-50 mm diameter when rolled
Sphaerotheriida Not Evaluated

Madagascan Giant Pill Bug

Zoosphaerium blandum

30-50 mm
Sphaerotheriida Not Evaluated

Madagascan Pill Millipede

Zoosphaerium neptunus

40-60 mm when curled
Spirostreptida Vulnerable

Seychelles Giant Millipede

Seychelleptus seychellarum

180-250 mm
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

American Wasp Xenid

Xenos peckii

3.0-5.0 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Data Deficient

Ant Strepsipteran

Myrmecolax incautus

2-4 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

Asian Xenid

Xenos oxyodontes

3.0-4.5 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

Bee Stylops

Stylops pacificus

2.0-3.5 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

Bee-fly Strepsipteran

Stylops ater

2.0-3.5 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

Cricket Strepsipteran

Caenocholax fenyesi

1.5-3.0 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

European Stylops

Stylops melittae

2.0-4.0 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

Halictid Bee Strepsipteran

Halictophagus silwoodensis

1.0-1.5 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

Halictid Stylops

Stylops nassonowi

1.5-3.0 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

Hornet Strepsipteran

Xenos myrapetrus

4.0-6.0 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

Leafhopper Strepsipteran

Halictophagus calcaratus

1.0-2.0 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

Planthopper Strepsipteran

Halictophagus australensis

1.0-2.0 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

Sand Wasp Strepsipteran

Paraxenos lugubris

2.5-4.0 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

Silverfish Strepsipteran

Mengenilla chobauti

2.0-3.5 mm (males)
Strepsiptera Not Evaluated

Sweat Bee Stylops

Stylops nevinsoni

2.0-3.0 mm (males)
Strepsiptera

Twisted-Wing Delphacid Parasite

Elenchus japonicus

1-3 mm (males)
Strepsiptera

Twisted-Wing Honeybee Parasite

Stylops ovinae

2-4 mm (males)
Strepsiptera

Twisted-Winged Parasitoid

Elenchus tenuicornis

1-3 mm
Strepsiptera

Wasp Twisted-Wing Parasite

Xenos vesparum

2-5 mm (males)
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Acacia Thrips

Kladothrips waterhousei

1.5-2.5 mm
Thysanoptera

Arctic Thrips

Aptinothrips rufus

0.5-1.5 mm
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Australian Gall Thrips

Kladothrips intermedius

1-3 mm
Thysanoptera

Banded Greenhouse Thrips

Hercinothrips femoralis

1.5-2 mm
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Banded-wing Thrips

Aeolothrips fasciatus

1.5-2.0 mm
Thysanoptera

Black Hunter Thrips

Haplothrips leucanthemi

1.5-2.2 mm
Thysanoptera

Chilli Thrips

Scirtothrips dorsalis

0.8-1.2 mm
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Cuban Laurel Thrips

Gynaikothrips ficorum

2.5-3.0 mm
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Fighting Soldier Thrips

Oncothrips tepperi

1.5-3 mm
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Gall-forming Thrips

Klambothrips myopori

1.0-1.5 mm
Thysanoptera

Gladiolus Thrips

Thrips simplex

1.2-1.5 mm
Thysanoptera

Grain Thrips

Limothrips cerealium

1.2-1.8 mm
Thysanoptera

Greenhouse Thrips

Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis

1.2-1.7 mm
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Lily Thrips

Liothrips vaneeckei

1.8-2.5 mm
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Melon Thrips

Thrips palmi

1.0-1.3 mm
Thysanoptera

Onion Thrips

Thrips tabaci

1-1.3 mm
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Pear Thrips

Taeniothrips inconsequens

1.2-1.5 mm
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Poinsettia Thrips

Echinothrips americanus

1.3-1.7 mm
Thysanoptera

Predatory Thrips

Aeolothrips intermedius

1.5-2 mm
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Privet Thrips

Dendrothrips ornatus

0.8-1.2 mm
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Rose Thrips

Thrips fuscipennis

1.2-1.6 mm
Thysanoptera Not Evaluated

Six-spotted Thrips

Scolothrips sexmaculatus

0.8-1.0 mm
Thysanoptera

Tobacco Thrips

Frankliniella fusca

1-1.5 mm
Thysanoptera

Western Flower Thrips

Frankliniella occidentalis

1-2 mm
Trichoptera

American Grannom

Brachycentrus americanus

9-13 mm
Trichoptera

Apple Caddis

Brachycentrus appalachia

8-12 mm
Trichoptera

Arctic Caddisfly

Apatania zonella

6-9 mm
Trichoptera

Australian Caddisfly

Triplectides australis

10-16 mm
Trichoptera

Autumn Caddisfly

Limnephilus flavicornis

14-20 mm
Trichoptera

Bizarre Caddisfly

Lepidostoma togatum

8-11 mm
Trichoptera

Caddisfly

Limnephilus rhombicus

10-15 mm body
Trichoptera

Cinnamon Caddis

Ceratopsyche morosa

10-14 mm
Trichoptera

Cinnamon Sedge

Limnephilus lunatus

11-15 mm
Trichoptera

Dark-Horned Casemaker

Psilotreta labida

10-14 mm
Trichoptera

Eastern Weighted Casemaker

Goera stylata

8-12 mm
Trichoptera

Finger-net Caddisfly

Philopotamus montanus

10-14 mm
Trichoptera

Giant Caddisfly

Phryganea grandis

25-30 mm
Trichoptera Data Deficient

Giant Caddisfly

Eubasilissa regina

55-70 mm wingspan
Trichoptera

Giant Case-Builder Caddis

Phryganea bipunctata

18-25 mm
Trichoptera

Grannom Caddisfly

Brachycentrus subnubilus

8-12 mm
Trichoptera

Great Grey Sedge

Arctopsyche grandis

20-30 mm
Trichoptera

Great Red Sedge

Phryganea striata

20-25 mm
Trichoptera

Green Sedge

Rhyacophila dorsalis

10-14 mm
Trichoptera Endangered

Kosovo Caddisfly

Tinodes lumbardhi

6-8 mm
Trichoptera

Large Cinnamon Sedge

Potamophylax latipennis

15-22 mm
Trichoptera

Lepidostoma Caddisfly

Lepidostoma hirtum

8-12 mm
Trichoptera

Lepidostoma Leaf Caddis

Lepidostoma quercinum

8-11 mm
Trichoptera

Limnephiloid Snail Caddis

Helicopsyche limnella

4-6 mm
Trichoptera

Little Black Caddis

Chimarra obscura

6-9 mm
Trichoptera

Little Olive Sedge

Hydropsyche betteni

10-14 mm