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Admirable Grasshopper
Syrbula admirabilis
Ambush Bugs
Phymata spp. and others in subfamily Phymatinae (ambush bugs)
Venomous
Annual Cicadas
Neotibicen spp. (in Missouri) (formerly Tibicen)
Aphids
More than 1,300 species in North America north of Mexico
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
Damselflies
Species in the suborder Zygoptera
Differential Grasshopper
Melanoplus differentialis
Dragonflies
Species in the suborder Anisoptera
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 June Beetle
Cotinis nitida
Green Lacewings
About 85 species in North America north of Mexico
Ground Beetles
About 2,400 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
Peacock Flies (Tephritid Fruit Flies)
About 300 species in North America north of Mexico
Planthoppers
More than 900 species in North America north of Mexico
Red-Legged Grasshopper
Melanoplus femurrubrum
Sand Wasps
Numerous species and genera in Missouri
Scarab Beetles
About 1,700 species in North America north of Mexico.
Short-Horned Grasshoppers
About 620 species in North America
Slug Caterpillar Moths
More than 20 species in Missouri
Sphinx Moths (Hawk Moths)
More than 50 species in Missouri
Spittlebugs and Froghoppers
About 60 species in North America north of Mexico
Spotted Orbweavers
Neoscona spp.
Springtails
More than 8,000 species globally
Squash Bugs
Anasa tristis and other Anasa spp.
Stink Bugs
In North America, more than 200 species in 64 genera.
Sweat Bees
Numerous species and genera in Missouri
Tiger Beetles
Subfamily Cicindelinae (about 100 species in North America)
Treehoppers
More than 260 species in North America North of Mexico
Walkingsticks (Stick Insects)
Diapheromera femorata, Megaphasma denticrus, and others
Weevils (Snout Beetles; Bark Beetles)
About 2,500 species in North America north of Mexico
Whitebanded Crab Spider
Misumenoides formosipes
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