Biology Encyclopedia	List of Insect Orders Herein are alphabetically listed the all taxa given rank of order within the group of Insecta, without regard to their phylogenetic relationships.  Order Common Name(s) Families/Genera/Species Taxonomy Status Archaeognatha       Blattodea       Coleoptera       Dermaptera       Diptera True Flies     Grylloblattodea       Embioptera       Ephemeroptera Mayflies     Hemiptera True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers and Shield Bugs     Hymenoptera       Isoptera       Lepidoptera Butterflies and Moths     Mantodea       Mantophasmatodea       Mecoptera       Megaloptera       Neuroptera       Odonata Dragonflies and Damselflies     Orthoptera Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Locusts     Phasmatodea       Phthiraptera       Plecoptera       Psocoptera             Raphidioptera Snakeflies     Siphonaptera Fleas                 Strepsiptera             Thysanoptera             Thysanura                   Zoraptera
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Marshall, Stephen A.  2006.  Insects their natural history and diversity.    Firefly Books.