Insect Identification - Part I - (Classes of Arthropoda, Orders of Insecta) 5 Key to the Orders of InsectsNormally Found in Insect Collections Once you have determined that the organism you have before you is an insect you may wish to further identify it.

These orders are either extremely rare, or are not found in Kentucky. Insect Orders with a Complete Life Cycle Conventionally, insect orders are studied from those which are considered to be the most prim-itive , progressing through those which are more advanced (ies, moths, bees, and beetles). insect Orders in current literature, but it is a good general reference. Insect Orders. Order Orthoptera - Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids, *Mantids, *Walkingsticks, *Cockroaches *These are now separate Orders in new classifications; Mantodea, Phasmatodea, Blattaria, respectively. Principle Insect Orders of Horticultural Importance .

al., 2001) Order Name Common name Adult mouthparts Wings (no. Most of insect orders end with “ptera”, which is greek for “with wings” Can be covered with fine hairs or scales (moths & butterflies) or bare (dragonflies) Abdomen May have 11 or 12 segments, but often hard to distinguish from one another Some may have cerci at the tip of the abdomen (earwigs) Length can vary greatly from different insect species . Recent Classification of Orders of Insects Author: Gary Parsons Subject: Recent Classification of Orders of Insects Keywords: insect order; order of insects; insect family Created Date: 11/3/2016 11:54:21 AM Insect scientists (Entomologists) categorize groups of living entities as how they are related through the Theory of Evolution. 6. Insect Body Parts To use this key you will need to know the basic anatomy – the body parts – of insects. and type) Protura Proturans Chewing Lacking Collembola Springtails Chewing Lacking Diplura Diplurans Chewing Lacking Microcoryphia Jumping bristletails Chewing Lacking Thysanura Bristletails, silverfish Chewing Lacking Ephemeroptera Mayflies Vestigial 2 pair, may be … Authored By Staff Writer | Last Updated: 12/23/2015. Use this labeled picture of a grasshopper as a reference when the key asks you to look at certain body parts. With so many catalogued insects in the world, it only makes sense for researchers to develop a contained system of orders. I prefer to go in the opposite order, because the more advanced orders are more commonly encountered and these will be more familiar to you. Note: there are a few insect orders which are not included on the key at all. The Insects (Class Insecta) are divided into a number of Orders. Classification of Insect Orders ( from Wheeler et.