Forests, woodlands

Andrenid Bees (Miner Bees)
More than 1,200 species in North America north of Mexico

Annual Cicadas
Neotibicen spp. (in Missouri) (formerly Tibicen)

Antlion Adults
More than 100 species in North America north of Mexico

Antlion Larvae (Doodlebug Larvae)
More than 100 species in North America north of Mexico

Aphids
More than 1,300 species in North America north of Mexico


Assassin Bugs

Nearly 200 species in North America north of Mexico



Venomous


Barn Spider
Neoscona crucifera

Bee Flies
About 800 species in North America

Blister Beetles
More than 400 species in North America north of Mexico

Blow Flies (Bottle Flies)
About 84 species in North America.

Butterflies and Skippers
More than 700 species in North America north of Mexico

Cecropia Moth
Hyalophora cecropia

Celery Looper
Anagrapha falcifera

Citrus Flatid Planthopper
Metcalfa pruinosa

Click Beetles
Approximately 1,000 species in North America

Crambid Snout Moths
More than 860 species in North America north of Mexico

Daddy Longlegs (Harvestmen)
About 6,500 species have been named so far, worldwide.

Damselflies
Species in the suborder Zygoptera

Diamondback Spittlebug
Lepyronia quadrangularis

Dragonflies
Species in the suborder Anisoptera

Field Crickets
Gryllus spp., Acheta domesticus, and other in subfamily Gryllinae

Flannel Moths
Eleven species in North America north of Mexico

Four-Humped Flat-Faced Longhorn
Acanthoderes quadrigibba

Geometrid Moths
About 250 species recorded for Missouri

Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths
About 75 species in North America north of Mexico

Gray Comma
Polygonia progne

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

Horse and Deer Flies
Tabanus, Chrysops, and related genera

Ichneumon Wasps
More than 5,000 species in North America

Lace Bugs
About 165 species in North American north of Mexico

Lady Beetles (Ladybird Beetles; Ladybugs)
Nearly 500 species in North America north of Mexico

Land Snails and Slugs
Approx. 150 species of land snails and slugs in Missouri

Large Crane Flies
More than 500 species in North America north of Mexico

Leaf Beetles
About 2,000 species in North America

Leaf-Footed Bugs
Nearly 90 species in North America north of Mexico

Leafcutter Bees
Megachile spp.

Leafhoppers
More than 3,000 species in North America north of Mexico

Litter Moths
Subfamily Herminiinae

Longhorn Bees
More than 200 species of tribe Eucerini (longhorn bees) in North America north of Mexico

Longhorned Beetles (Borers; Sawyer Beetles)
About 1,000 species in North America north of Mexico

Magdalen Underwing
Catocala illecta

Marbled Orbweaver
Araneus marmoreus

Midges
Nearly 1,100 species in North America

Millipedes
More than 900 species in North America north of Mexico

Morning-Glory Prominent
Schizura ipomoeae

Moths
More than 12,000 species in North America north of Mexico

Nessus Sphinx
Amphion floridensis

Noctuid Moths
More than 2,500 species in North America north of Mexico

Northern Crab Spider
Mecaphesa asperata

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