Insect Directory

4959 species across 37 orders

Blattodea

Javanese Subterranean Termite

Schedorhinotermes javanicus

4-8 mm
Blattodea

Lacessititermes Soldier Termite

Lacessititermes laborator

4-6 mm
Blattodea

Lacteus Termite

Coptotermes lacteus

4-6 mm
Blattodea

Lamani Spiral-nest Termite

Apicotermes lamani

3-5 mm
Blattodea Not Evaluated

Lesser Cockroach

Ectobius panzeri

6-9 mm
Blattodea

Light-colored Subterranean Termite

Heterotermes aureus

4-6 mm
Blattodea Not Evaluated

Little Kenyan Cockroach

Gyna lurida

20-30 mm
Blattodea

Lobster Cockroach

Nauphoeta cinerea

25-30 mm
Blattodea

Long-jawed Desert Termite

Psammotermes hybostoma

5-8 mm
Blattodea Not Evaluated

Long-jawed Soil-feeder Termite

Cubitermes ugandensis

Workers 3-5 mm, soldiers 5-7 mm
Blattodea

Long-nosed Termite

Nasutitermes longinasus

4-6 mm
Blattodea

Longipes Termite

Longipeditermes longipes

4-6 mm
Blattodea Vulnerable

Lord Howe Island Cockroach

Panesthia lata

30-40 mm
Blattodea Not Evaluated

Lucihormetica Bioluminescent Cockroach

Lucihormetica luckae

20-25 mm
Blattodea

Macrotermes Queen

Macrotermes bellicosus

100-140 mm (queen)
Blattodea Not Evaluated

Madagascan Marble Cockroach

Nauphoeta madagascariensis

25-30 mm
Blattodea

Madagascar Hissing Cockroach

Gromphadorhina portentosa

50-76 mm
Blattodea

Madagascar Termite

Coptotermes truncatus

4-8 mm (workers); 5-9 mm (soldiers)
Blattodea

Madeira Cockroach

Rhyparobia maderae

40-50 mm
Blattodea

Madeira Cockroach

Leucophaea maderae

40-50mm
Blattodea

Magnetic Termite

Amitermes meridionalis

4-6 mm
Blattodea

Malaccensis Fungus Termite

Macrotermes malaccensis

5-14 mm
Blattodea

Malagasy Drywood Termite

Cryptotermes kirbyi

4-6 mm
Blattodea

Malagasy Mound-building Termite

Microcerotermes subtilis

3-5 mm