Insect (Class Insecta) Families


Beetles (Order Coleoptera)
Anthicidae
Aphodiidae
Apionidae
Biphyllidae
Buprestidae
Byrrhidae
Byturidae
Cantharidae
Carabidae
Cerambycidae
Cetoniidae
Chrysomelidae
Cleridae
Coccinellidae
Curculionidae
Dasytidae
Dermestidae
Derodontidae
Dytiscidae
Elateridae
Elmidae
Erirhinidae
Geotrupidae
Gyrinidae
Haliplidae
Histeridae
Hydraenidae
Hydrophilidae
Kateretidae
Leiodidae
Lucanidae
Malachiidae
Melolonthidae
Mordellidae
Nitidulidae
Oedemeridae
Phalacridae
Pyrochroidae
Rhynchitidae
Rutelidae
Scirtidae
Scraptiidae
Silphidae
Staphylinidae
Tenebrionidae

Earwigs (Order Dermaptera)
Forficulidae

Flies (Order Diptera)
Agromyzidae
Anisopodidae
Anthomyiidae
Asilidae
Bibionidae
Bolitophilidae
Calliphoridae
Cecidomyiidae
Ceratopogonidae
Chaoboridae
Chironomidae
Chloropidae
Clusiidae
Coenomyiidae
Conopidae
Culicidae
Cylindrotomidae
Diadocidiidae
Dolichopodidae
Drosophilidae
Empididae
Ephydridae
Fanniidae
Heleomyzidae
Hippoboscidae
Hybotidae
Keroplatidae
Lauxaniidae
Limoniidae
Lonchaeidae
Lonchopteridae
Megamerinidae
Micropezidae
Muscidae
Mycetophilidae
Opomyzidae
Pallopteridae
Pediciidae
Phoridae
Pipunculidae
Platypezidae
Psilidae
Psychodidae
Ptychopteridae
Rhagionidae
Sarcophagidae
Scathophagidae
Scatopsidae
Sciaridae
Sciomyzidae
Sepsidae
Simuliidae
Sphaeroceridae
Stratiomyidae
Syrphidae
Tabanidae
Tachinidae
Tephritidae
Therevidae
Tipulidae
Trichoceridae
Ulidiidae

Mayflies (Order Ephemeroptera)
Baetidae Leptophlebiidae

Aphids, Bugs, and Hoppers (Order Hemiptera)
Acanthosomatidae
Adelgidae
Aleyrodidae
Anthocoridae
Aphididae
Aphrophoridae
Cercopidae
Cicadellidae
Cixiidae
Coccidae
Coreidae
Corixidae
Cydnidae
Delphacidae
Gerridae
Hydrometridae
Lygaeidae
Membracidae
Miridae
Nabidae
Nepidae
Notonectidae
Pentatomidae
Psyllidae
Reduviidae
Rhopalidae
Saldidae
Scutelleridae
Tingidae
Veliidae

Ants, Bees, and Wasps (Order Hymenoptera)
Apidae
Argidae
Braconidae
Chalcididae
Chrysididae
Cimbicidae
Crabronidae
Cynipidae
Diapriidae
Diprionidae
Dryinidae
Eulophidae
Eupelmidae
Figitidae
Formicidae
Gasteruptionidae
Ichneumonidae
Leucospidae
Mymaridae
Pamphiliidae
Platygastridae
Pompilidae
Proctotrupidae
Pteromalidae
Sapygidae
Tenthredinidae
Torymidae
Tiphiidae
Vespidae

Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)
Adelidae
Alucitidae
Bucculatricidae
Chimabachidae
Choreutidae
Coleophoridae
Crambidae
Drepanidae
Elachistidae
Epermeniidae
Erebidae
Ethmiidae
Gelechiidae
Geometridae
Glyphipterigidae
Gracillariidae
Hesperiidae
Incurvariidae
Lasiocampidae
Lycaenidae
Lyonetiidae
Micropterigidae
Momphidae
Nepticulidae
Noctuidae
Nymphalidae
Oecophoridae
Papilionidae
Pieridae
Plutellidae
Psychidae
Pterophoridae
Pyralidae
Saturniidae
Sesiidae
Sphingidae
Tineidae
Tortricidae
Yponomeutidae
Zygaenidae

Scorpionflies (Order Mecoptera)
Panorpidae

Alderflies (Order Megaloptera)
Sialidae

Lacewings (Order Neuroptera)
Coniopterygidae Chrysopidae Hemerobiidae

Dragonflies and Damselflies (Order Odonata)
Aeshnidae
Calopterygidae
Coenagrionidae
Cordulegastridae
Corduliidae
Gomphidae
Lestidae Libellulidae

Crickets and Grasshoppers (Order Orthoptera)
Acrididae Meconematidae Tetrigidae Tettigoniidae

Stoneflies (Order Plecoptera)
Capniidae
Chloroperlidae
Leuctridae Nemouridae Perlidae Taeniopterygidae

Barklice (Order Psocoptera)
Caeciliusidae
Epipsocidae
Philotarsidae Psocidae Stenopsocidae Trogiidae

Snakeflies (Order Raphidioptera)
Raphidiidae

Thrips (Order Thysanoptera)

Thripidae

Caddisflies (Order Trichoptera)
Apataniidae
Goeridae
Leptoceridae
Limnephilidae
Phryganeidae Rhyacophilidae Sericostomatidae

Silverfish (Order Zygentoma)
Lepismatidae

Bibliography: Identification, Ecology

DrawWing for Insect Identification
Amateur Entomologists' Society Bug Identification
Les Insectes - Petit Cours illustré d'Entomologie

EU Insekten: Käfer, Schmetterlinge und andere Insekten
Amateurfotos von Insekten (und anderen Lebewesen)
Insekten-Box: Steckbriefe


Generalist Predators:
Muridae

Several Mustelidae
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Sorex araneus

Sus scrofa
Talpa europaea
Anas platyrhynchos

Dendrocopos medius

Corvus corax

Several Fringillidae

Emberiza citrinella

Anguis fragilis

Zootoca vivipara

Amphibia

Odonata

Gerridae

Velia caprai

Hydrometra stagnorum

Nabidae

Nepidae

Notonecta obliqua

Anthocoridae Larvae

Many Miridae

Eurydema oleracea

Pentatoma rufipes

Rhynocoris annulatus

Empididae

Hybotidae

Keroplatidae Larvae

Many Muscidae

Most Tabanidae Larvae

Neria cibaria

Seioptera vibrans

Megamerina dolium Larva

Coenomyia ferruginea Larva

Mycophaga testacea Larva

Several Tenthredinidae

Formica fusca

Formica polyctena

Cantharidae

Carabidae

Cleridae

Staphylinidae

Silphidae

Dytiscidae

Histeridae

Malachiidae

Hydrophilidae Larvae

Dasytidae Larvae

Gyrinidae

Several Elateridae

Anaspis frontalis Larva

Tettigonia viridissima

Phryganeidae

Sericostomatidae

Anabolia nervosa

Rhyacophila obliterata Larva

Araneae

Lithobius forficatus

Leptus trimaculatus

Drosera rotundifolia


Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 J.K. Lindsey

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