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Lists of insect species (1 C, 400 P) ... List of damselflies of the world (Calopterygidae) List of data deficient insects; List of dragonflies; E.
Recent figures indicate that there are more than 1.4 billion insects for each human on the planet, [27] or roughly 10 19 (10 quintillion) individual living insects on the earth at any given time. [28] An article in The New York Times claimed that the world holds 300 pounds of insects for every pound of humans. [28]
Between 950,000–1,000,000 of all described animal species are considered insects, so over 50% of all described eukaryotes (1.8 million species) are insects (see illustration). With only 950,000 known non-insects, if the actual total number of insects is 5.5 million, they may represent over 80% of the total, and with only about 20,000 new ...
The largest is the dobsonfly Acanthacorydalis fruhstorferi, which can have a wingspan of up to 21.6 cm (8.5 in), making it the largest aquatic insect in the world by this measurement. [38] This species is native to China and Vietnam, and its body can be up to 10.5 cm (4.1 in) long. [39]
In contrast, a large majority of the insect species of the tropics and the southern hemisphere are probably undescribed. [11] Some 30–40,000 species inhabit freshwater; very few insects, perhaps a hundred species, are marine. [12] Insects such as snow scorpionflies flourish in cold habitats including the Arctic and at high altitude. [13]
[4] [5] Two species of Tinea moths have been recorded as feeding on horny tissue and have been bred from the horns of cattle. The larva of Zenodochium coccivorella is an internal parasite of the coccid Kermes species. Many species have been recorded as breeding in natural materials or refuse such as owl pellets, bat caves, honey-combs or ...
Forensic entomology is a branch of forensic science that studies insects found on corpses or elsewhere around crime scenes. This includes studying the types of insects commonly found on cadavers, their life cycles, their presence in different environments, and how insect assemblages change with decomposition. [16]
Pages in category "Lists of insect species" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 400 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .