Checklist for Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 (Insects)
and region Essex County (Massachusetts, USA)
List of families for Essex County (Massachusetts)
250 Families width 1755 Species and 22 Subspecies #ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTVXYZ
| Acanthosomatidae Signoret, 1864 | Acanthosomatids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 | Grasshoppers and locusts | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Adelgidae Heinze, 1962 | Adelgids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aderidae Winkler, 1927 | Ant-like leaf beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Agromyzidae Fallen, 1823 | Leaf miner flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Andrenidae Webster, 1913 | Andrenid bees | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Anthicidae Latreille, 1819 | Ant beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anthribidae Billberg, 1820 | Fungus Weevil | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aphididae Latreille, 1802 | Aphids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Aphrophoridae Evans, 1946 | Froghoppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Argidae Konow, 1890 | Argid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baetidae Leach, 1815 | Mayflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Belostomatidae Leach, 1815 | Alligator ticks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Blattellidae (Karny, 1908) | German Cockroach | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Blattidae Stephens, 1829 | American cockroaches | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802 | Auger beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Braconidae Latreille, 1829 | Braconid wasps | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Brentidae Billberg, 1820 | Brenthidae | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Byturidae Jacquelin du..., 1858 | Fruit worms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caeciliusidae Kolbe, 1880 | Lizard Barklice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenidae Newman, 1853 | Small square-gill mayflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calamoceratidae Ulmer, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 | Broad-winged damselflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 | Cantharids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Capniidae Klapálek, 1905 | Capniid winter stoneflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carabidae Latreille, 1802 | Carabid beetles | 93 | Species | Taxom | | Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834 | Forest Midges | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802 | Long Horn beetles | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratocombidae Fieber, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908 | Bird Fleas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 | Biting midge | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cercopidae Leach, 1815 | Froghopper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820 | Cerylid Kingfishers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chalcididae Latreille, 1817 | Chalcidid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 | Chironomids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Choreutidae Stainton, 1854 | Choreuitid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysididae Latreille, 1802 | Chrysidid wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802 | Casebearers | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysopidae Schneider, 1851 | And Green Lacewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cicadellidae Latreille, 1802 | Cicadellids | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Cicadidae Westwood, 1840 | Cicada | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ciidae Leach, 1819 | Minute tree fungus beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cixiidae Spinola, 1839 | Cixid planthoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clastopteridae Stål, 1858 | Clastopterid Spittlebugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cleridae Latreille, 1802 | Checkered Beetle | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Coccidae Stephens, 1829 | Soft scale | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 | Coccinelles | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841 | Colletid bees | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850 | Baskettails | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coreidae Leach, 1815 | Broad-headed bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corixidae Leach, 1815 | Lesser Water-Boatman | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Corydalidae Burmeister, 1839 | Dobsonflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Corylophidae LeConte, 1852 | Hooded beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crabronidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Wolves | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptophagidae Kirby, 1937 | Mould beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cucujidae Latreille, 1802 | Flat bark beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Culicidae Meigen, 1818 | Mosquito | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Cupedidae Laporte, 1836 | Cupedids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 | Ambrosia beetles | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Cydnidae Billberg, 1820 | Burrower bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cynipidae Latreille, 1802 | Cynipid gall wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Derbidae Spinola, 1839 | Derbid planthoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dermestidae Hope, 1840 | Carpet beetles | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Diapheromeridae Rehn & Hebard, 1909 | Diapheromerid Stick Insects | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diaspididae Maskell, 1878 | Armored scale insects | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diprionidae Rohwer, 1911 | Conifer sawflies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 | Diving beetles | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Elateridae Leach, 1815 | Click Beetle | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Elmidae Curtis, 1830 | Drive beetles | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Empididae Latreille, 1809 | Balloon flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Encyrtidae Walker, 1837 | Encyrtid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Endomychidae Leach, 1815 | False Ladybirds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephemeridae Leach, 1817 | Burrowing mayflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 70 | Species | Taxom | | Erotylidae Latreille, 1802 | Pleasing Fungus Beetle | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829 | Click Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulophidae Westwood, 1829 | Eulophid wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eupelmidae Walker, 1833 | Eupelmid wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Figitidae Thomson, 1862 | Figitid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Flatidae Spinola, 1839 | Flatid planthoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Forficulidae Stephens, 1829 | Common Earwig | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ants | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 91 | Species | Taxom | | Geotrupidae Latreille, 1802 | Dor beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 | Club-tailed dragonflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878 | Crickets | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllotalpidae Saussure, 1870 | Mole cricket | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802 | Whirligig beetle | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Halictidae Thomson, 1869 | Flower bees | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Haliplidae Aubé, 1836 | Crawling Water Beetle | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Heleomyzidae (Westwood, 1840) | Heleomyzid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicopsychidae Ulmer, 1912 | Snail Case caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Leaf miners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helophoridae (Leach, 1815) | Water scavenger beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemerobiidae Latreille, 1802 | Brown Lacewing | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 | Ghost Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heptageniidae Needham, 1901 | Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825 | Mud beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 | Keds | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808 | Clown beetle | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Hydraenidae Mulsant, 1844 | Cascade Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrobiosidae Ulmer, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802 | Silver Water Beetles | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835 | Net Spinning caddisflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hydroptilidae Stephens, 1836 | Micro caddisflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802 | Ichneumon flies | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Isostictidae Fraser, 1955 | Narrow-wings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Issidae Spinola, 1839 | Issid planthoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Labiidae (Burr, 1909) | Little earwig | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 | Fireflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Latridiidae Erichson, 1842 | Minute brown scavenger beetle | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lepidostomatidae Ulmer, 1903 | Bizarre Caddisflies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leptoceridae Leach, 1815 | Long Horned caddisflies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900 | Leptophlebiids | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lestidae Calvert, 1901 | Spread-winged damselflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848 | Northern caddisflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861 | Lance Flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lucanidae Latreille, 1804 | Stag Beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 | Chinch bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 | Mantids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mantispidae Leach, 1815 | Mantid lacewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 | And Resin Bees | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917 | Flatwing | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melandryidae Leach, 1815 | False Darkling Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melittidae Schenk, 1860 | Melittid bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810 | Blister Beetle | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Membracidae Germar, 1821 | Horned Treehoppers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mesoveliidae Douglas and ..., 1867 | Pond treaders | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micropezidae Illiger, 1798 | Stilt Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miridae Hahn, 1831 | Capsid bugs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Monotomidae Laporte, 1840 | Minute Clubbed Beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mordellidae Latreille, 1802 | Pintail beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mutillidae André, 1907 | Cow ant | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mycetophagidae Leach, 1815 | Hairy fungus beetle | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Mydidae Bezzi, 1903 | Mydas flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nemouridae Newman, 1853 | Brown stoneflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nitidulidae Latreille, 1802 | Nitidules | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 156 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Notonectidae Latreille, 1802 | Back Swimmers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845) | Tree cricket | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxycarenidae Stål, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Passalidae Leach, 1815 | Bess beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelecinidae Haliday, 1839 | Ancestral And Modern Pelecinid Wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pentatomidae Leach, 1815 | Lesser shield bugs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Perlidae (Latreille, 1802) | Common stoneflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perlodidae Klapálek, 1912 | Perlodid stoneflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalacridae Leach, 1815 | Shining flower beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829 | Finger Net caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phlaeothripidae Uzel, 1895 | Thrips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phryganeidae (Leach, 1815) | Giant casemaker | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Piophilidae Macquart, 1835 | Cheese flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Podoscirtidae Saussure, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903 | Tube Maker Caddisflies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pompilidae Latreille, 1805 | Pompilid wasps | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Psephenidae Lacordaire, 1854 | Water pennies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915 | Mealy Bugs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophyllodromiidae Hebard, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychodidae Newman, 1834 | Drain flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820 | Pteromalid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ptinidae Latreille, 1802 | Death-watch and Spider Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrochroidae Latreille, 1807 | Cardinal beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Reduviidae Latreille, 1807 | Assassin and thread-legged bugs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhagionidae Latreille, 1802 | Snipe flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhaphidophoridae Walker, 1869 | And Cave Weta | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909 | Marsupial fleas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Dirt-colored Seed Bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Saldidae Amyot and Se..., 1843 | Shore bug | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Scathophagidae Robineau-Des..., 1830 | Dung flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scirtidae Fleming, 1821 | Marsh Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scutelleridae Leach, 1815 | Jewel bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sepsidae Walker, 1833 | Black scavenger flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sericostomatidae Stephens, 1836 | Bushtailed Caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Sialidae Leach, 1815 | Alderflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Silphidae Latreille, 1807 | Burying And Carrion Beetles | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Silvanidae Kirby, 1837 | Flat bark beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Simuliidae Newman, 1834 | Black flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Siricidae Billberg, 1820 | Horntail | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 | Digger & Sand wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900 | Rove beetles | 46 | Species | Taxom | | Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802 | Soldier flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Tachinidae (Robineau-Des..., 1830) | Bristle Flies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Taeniopterygidae Klapálek, 1905 | Taeniopterygid winter stoneflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 | Darkling Beetle | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804 | Common sawflies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Termitidae Latreille, 1802 | Higher termites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetratomidae Billberg, 1820 | Polypore fungus beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838 | Groundhoppers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902 | Bush crickets | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Throscidae Laporte, 1840 | False metallic wood-boring beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thyreocoridae Amyot and Se..., 1843 | Black bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tingidae Laporte, 1832 | Lace bug | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tiphiidae Leach, 1815 | Flower wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tipulidae Latreille, 1802 | Crane Flies | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonidiidae (Saussure, 1870) | And Ground Crickets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Triozidae Löw, 1879 | Jumping plant lice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trogidae (MacLeay, 1819) | Gnawer beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Veliidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Broad-shouldered bugs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vespidae Leach, 1815 | And Allies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Xyelidae Newman, 1835 | Sawfly | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901 | Wood soldier flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810 | Awl-flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845 | Ypsolophid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Insecta with occurrences in Essex County (Massachusetts)
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