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class Insecta

Member of hexapods (subphylum Hexapoda)
arthropods (phylum Arthropoda)
animals (kingdom Animalia)


There is a glossary for insects.

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butterflies and moths
order Lepidoptera
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wasps
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flies
order Diptera
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beetles
order Coleoptera
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bees
epifamily Anthophila
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true bugs
suborder Heteroptera
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aphids
family Aphididae
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grasshoppers, crickets, and katydids
order Orthoptera
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common sawflies
family Tenthredinidae
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ants
family Formicidae
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dragonflies and damselflies
order Odonata
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cicadas
superfamily Cicadoidea
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termites
epifamily Termitoidae
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thrips
order Thysanoptera
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four-lined silverfish
Ctenolepisma lineatum
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typical leafhoppers
family Cicadellidae
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red gum lerp psyllid
Glycaspis brimblecombei
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western earwig
Forficula dentata
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jumping bristletails
family Machilidae
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mantids
family Mantidae
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jumping plant lice
family Psyllidae
chinese wax scale
Ceroplastes sinensis
comanche green lacewing
Chrysoperla comanche
  • iNaturalist may suggest red-lipped green lacewing (Chrysoperla rufilabris), but that is not found in California

235 observed taxons / 28 unobserved taxons / 38 keys

Chris’s observations: 842 (507 are research grade)

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Taxon info: iNaturalistBugGuide

Bay Area species: iNaturalist