Insect Orders and Examples

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Order: Blattodea

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Example: Cockroach, Species: 3,700, Meaning: 'insect avoiding light'

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Order: Coleoptera

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Example: Ladybug, Species: 400,000, Meaning: 'hard wings'

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Order: Collembola

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Example: Springtail, Species: 6,000, Meaning: 'sticky peg'

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Order: Dermaptera

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Example: Earwigs, Species: 1,800, Meaning: 'leathery wings'

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Order: Diptera

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Example: Mosquito, Species: 120,000, Meaning: 'two wings'

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Order: Embioptera

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Example: Webspinners, Species: NA, Meaning: ''

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Order: Ephemeroptera

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Example: Mayflies, Species: 2,100, Meaning: 'living for a day'

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Order: Grylloblattodea

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Example: Ice Insect, Species: NA, Meaning: ''

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Order: Hemiptera

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Example: Cicada, Species: 82,000, Meaning: 'half wings'

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Order: Homoptera

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Example: Leafhopper, Species: NA, Meaning: ''