Checklist of Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 (Insects)
for U.S. Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands)
List of families for U.S. Virgin Islands
176 Families width 1114 Species and 40 Subspecies
| Acrididae MacLeay, 1819 | Grasshoppers and locusts | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Aleyrodidae Westwood, 1840 | Whiteflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Andrenidae Webster, 1913 | Andrenid bees | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anisopodidae Knab, 1912 | Window Midges | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphididae Latreille, 1802 | Aphid | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apidae Latreille, 1802 | Bumble bees | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Asilidae Latreille, 1802 | Assassin flies | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Asteiidae Rondani, 1856 | Asteiid Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Attelabidae Billberg, 1820 | Leaf Rolling Weevil | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Berytidae Fieber, 1851 | Stilt bug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bethylidae Halliday, 1839 | Bethylid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blattellidae (Karny, 1908) | German Cockroach | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blattidae Stephens, 1829 | American cockroaches | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blissidae Stål, 1862 | Chinch Bugs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bombyliidae Latreille, 1802 | Bee Flies | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802 | Auger beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Braconidae Latreille, 1829 | Braconid wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Brentidae Billberg, 1820 | Brenthidae | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Buprestidae Leach, 1815 | Flat-headed wood-borers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caeciliusidae Kolbe, 1880 | Lizard Barklice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889 | Blow flies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856 | Cantharids | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Carabidae Latreille, 1802 | Carabid beetles | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802 | Long Horn beetles | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratopogonidae Newman, 1834 | Biting midge | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cerococcidae Balachowsky, 1942 | Cerococcids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chironomidae Erichson, 1842 | Chironomids | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropidae Schoenherr, 1840 | Chloropid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802 | Casebearers | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Cicadellidae Latreille, 1802 | Cicadellids | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Cicadidae Westwood, 1840 | Cicada | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cleridae Latreille, 1802 | Checkered Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clusiidae Schönherr, 1840 | Clusiid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coccidae Stephens, 1829 | Soft scale | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 | Coccinelles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Conchaspididae Green, 1896 | False armored scales | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coniopterygidae Burmeister, 1839 | Dusty lacewings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893 | Biddie | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850 | Baskettails | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coreidae Leach, 1815 | Broad-headed bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Culicidae Meigen, 1818 | Mosquito | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Curculionidae Latreille, 1802 | Ambrosia beetles | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Cydnidae Billberg, 1820 | Burrower bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Delphacidae Leach, 1815 | Delphacid planthoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dermestidae Hope, 1840 | Carpet beetles | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Diapheromeridae Rehn & Hebard, 1909 | Diapheromerid Stick Insects | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diapriidae Latreille, 1796 | Diapriid wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Diaspididae Maskell, 1878 | Armored scale insects | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Dolichopodidae Latreille, 1809 | Long legged flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Douglasiidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Douglas Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drosophilidae Rondani, 1856 | Fruit flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dryopidae Billberg, 1820 | Long toed water beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dytiscidae Leach, 1815 | Diving beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectopsocidae | Outer Barklice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elateridae Leach, 1815 | Click Beetle | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Empididae Latreille, 1809 | Balloon flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Encyrtidae Walker, 1837 | Encyrtid wasps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eneopteridae (Saussure, 1893) | Bush cricket | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Eucharitidae Latreille, 1809 | Eucharitid wasp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829 | Click Beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulophidae Westwood, 1829 | Eulophid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Formicidae Latreille, 1809 | Ant | 67 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Gryllidae Bolivar, 1878 | Crickets | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Halictidae Thomson, 1869 | Flower bees | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825 | Mud beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteronemiidae Rehn, J. A. G., 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 | Keds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903 | Teak Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hybosoridae Erichson, 1847 | Pill scarab beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hybotidae Meigen, 1820 | Dance flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802 | Silver Water Beetles | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hydropsychidae Curtis, 1835 | Net Spinning caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802 | Ichneumon flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Jacobsoniidae Heller, 1926 | Jacobson's beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kalotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 | Dampwood termites | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Lampyridae Latreille, 1817 | Fireflies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leiodidae Fleming, 1821 | Round fungus beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lestidae Calvert, 1901 | Spread-winged damselflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Lonchopteridae Curtis, 1839 | Pointed-wing flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 | Chinch bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854 | Lyonet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mantidae Burmeister, 1838 | Mantids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 | And Resin Bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melittidae Schenk, 1860 | Melittid bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Membracidae Germar, 1821 | Horned Treehoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Monophlebidae Signoret, 1875 | Giant scale | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Muscidae Latreille, 1802 | Face flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834 | Fungus Gnat | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Mymaridae Haliday, 1833 | Fairflies | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mymarommatidae Debauche, 1948 | False fairy wasp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notonectidae Latreille, 1802 | Back Swimmers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 76 | Species | Taxom | | Odiniidae Hendel, 1920 | Odiniid flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oecanthidae (Blanchard, 1845) | Tree cricket | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Oedemeridae Latreille, 1810 | False Blister Beetle | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligotomidae Enderlein, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893 | Opostegid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ortheziidae Green, 1896 | Ensign coccids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Otitidae (Macquart, 1835) | Picture-winged flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pamphiliidae Cameron, 1890 | Leaf-rolling sawflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pentatomidae Leach, 1815 | Lesser shield bugs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Periscelididae Oldenberg, 1914 | Periscelidid Flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phasmatidae Roberts, 1944 | Walking sticks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philopotamidae Stephens, 1829 | Finger Net caddisflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phlaeothripidae Uzel, 1895 | Thrips | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Phoridae Curtis, 1833 | Coffin Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Platygastridae Haliday, 1833 | Platygastrid wasps | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Podoscirtidae Saussure, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915 | Mealy Bugs | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Psychodidae Newman, 1834 | Drain flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psyllidae Latreille, 1807 | Jumping plant lice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pteromalidae Dalman, 1820 | Pteromalid wasps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Ptinidae Latreille, 1802 | Death-watch and Spider Beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pulicidae Billberg, 1820 | Cat fleas | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Putoidae Beardsley, 1969 | Giant mealybugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhocoridae Dohrn, 1859 | Cotton stainers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Reduviidae Latreille, 1807 | Assassin and thread-legged bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhinotermitidae Froggatt, 1897 | Subterranean termites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhizoecidae Williams, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyparochromidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Dirt-colored Seed Bugs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saldidae Amyot and Se..., 1843 | Shore bug | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarcophagidae Macquart, 1834 | Flesh flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scarabaeidae Latreille, 1802 | Dung beetles | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Scelionidae Haliday, 1839 | Scelionid wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scydmaenidae (Leach, 1815) | Ant-like stone beetles | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Sepsidae Walker, 1833 | Black scavenger flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Silphidae Latreille, 1807 | Burying And Carrion Beetles | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Silvanidae Kirby, 1837 | Flat bark beetles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Simuliidae Newman, 1834 | Black flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeroceridae Macquart, 1835 | Dung flies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecidae Latreille, 1802 | Digger & Sand wasps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900 | Rove beetles | 86 | Species | Taxom | | Syrphidae Latreille, 1802 | Drone flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 | Breeze flies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802 | Darkling Beetle | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tenthredinidae Latreille, 1804 | Common sawflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tephritidae Newman, 1834 | Fruit flies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Teratembiidae Krauss, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Termitidae Latreille, 1802 | Higher termites | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838 | Groundhoppers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902 | Bush crickets | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Therevidae Newman, 1834 | Stiletto flies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thripidae Stevens, 1829 | Common thrips | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Tiphiidae Leach, 1815 | Flower wasps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tipulidae Latreille, 1802 | Crane Flies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonidiidae (Saussure, 1870) | And Ground Crickets | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Veliidae Amyot & Serv..., 1843 | Broad-shouldered bugs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vespidae Leach, 1815 | And Allies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zopheridae Solier, 1834 | Cylindrical bark beetles | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 6 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Insecta with occurrences in U.S. Virgin Islands
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