What Is the Class Insecta

insect, (class Insecta or Hexapoda), any member of the largest class of the phylum Arthropoda, which is itself the largest of the animal phyla. Insects have segmented bodies, jointed legs, and external skeletons (exoskeletons).

What insects are in the class Insecta?

  • Anoplura – Sucking Lice.
  • Coleoptera – Beetles.
  • Dermaptera – Earwigs.
  • Dictyoptera – Mantids and Cockroaches.
  • Diptera – Flies.
  • Embiidina – Webspinners.
  • Ephemeroptera – Mayflies.
  • Hymenoptera – Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.

What orders are in the class Insecta?

  • Blattodea Cockroaches.
  • Coleoptera Beetles.
  • Collembola Springtails.
  • Dermaptera Earwigs.
  • Diplura Diplurans.
  • Diptera Flies.
  • Embioptera Web spinners.
  • Ephemeroptera Mayflies.
James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

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James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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