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Ambush Bugs
Phymata spp. and others in subfamily Phymatinae (ambush bugs)
Venomous
Aphids
More than 1,300 species in North America north of Mexico
Blister Beetles
More than 400 species in North America north of Mexico
Butterflies and Skippers
More than 700 species in North America north of Mexico
Damselflies
Species in the suborder Zygoptera
Differential Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis
Dragonflies
Species in the suborder Anisoptera
Fireflies (Lightning Bugs)
Approx. 175 species in North America north of Mexico
Foliage Flower Spiders
Mecaphesa spp. and Misumessus spp.
Geometrid Moths
About 250 species recorded for Missouri
Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths
About 75 species in North America north of Mexico
Green Crab Spider
Misumessus oblongus (formerly Misumenops oblonga)
Green June Beetle
Cotinis nitida
Ground Beetles
About 2,400 species in North America north of Mexico
Halictid Bees (Sweat Bees)
More than 500 species in North America north of Mexico
Katydids
About 250 species in North America north of Mexico
Leaf Beetles
About 2,000 species in North America
Leafhoppers
More than 3,000 species in North America north of Mexico
Longhorned Beetles (Borers; Sawyer Beetles)
About 1,000 species in North America north of Mexico
Longjawed Orbweavers
Tetragnatha spp.
Moths
More than 12,000 species in North America north of Mexico
Northern Crab Spider
Mecaphesa asperata
Orchard Orbweaver
Leucauge venusta
Planthoppers
More than 900 species in North America north of Mexico
Pronghorn Clubtail
Phanogomphus graslinellus
Red-Legged Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum
Sand Wasps
More than 1,200 species in North America north of Mexico
Scarab Beetles
About 1,700 species in North America north of Mexico
Slug Caterpillar Moths
More than 20 species in Missouri
Sphinx Moths (Hawk Moths)
More than 50 species in Missouri
Spicebush Swallowtail
Pterourus troilus
Spiny Oak-Slug Moth
Euclea delphinii
Spittlebugs and Froghoppers
About 60 species in North America north of Mexico
Spotted Orbweavers
Neoscona spp.
Springtails
More than 8,000 species globally
Stoneflies
Nearly 700 species in North America north of Mexico
Treehoppers
More than 260 species in North America North of Mexico
Weevils (Snout Beetles; Bark Beetles)
About 2,500 species in North America north of Mexico
Whitebanded Crab Spider
Misumenoides formosipes
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