Species List
INSECTS
Pinned Insects at the SNFC campus
This list represents the pinned insect collection at the SNFC. It does not represent the full diversity of insects found on or near the field site.
Instead, it is merely a heuristic tool for beginning entomology students and other interested users of the campus. As more thorough surveys become available, they will be linked to this page.
Photos thanks to Rollin Coville
Odonata
Anisoptera (Dragonflies)
- Aeshnidae
- Cordulegasteridae
- Libellulidae
Zygoptera (Damselflies)
- Coenagrionidae
Orthoptera
- Acrididae- short-horned grasshoppers
Isoptera (Termites)
- Hodotermitidae - dampwood termites
- Zootermopsis -Pacific Dampwood Termite
Plecoptera (Stoneflies)
Hemiptera (True Bugs)
Suborder Nepomorpha -aquatic bugs
- Corixidae -water boatmen
- Notonectidea -backswimmers
- Suborder Gerromorpha -semiaquatic bugs
- Gerridae -water striders
Suborder Cimicomorpha
- Miridae -plant bugs
- Nabidae -damsel bugs
- Anthocoridae -minute pirate bugs
- Reduviidae -assassin bug
Suborder Pentatomomorpha
- Aradidae -flat bugs
- Ardus sp.
- Berytidae -stilt bugs
- Lygaeidae -seed bugs
- Alydidae -broad-headed bugs
- Rhopalidae -secntless plant bugs
- Leptocris trivittatus
- Scutelleridae -shield-backed bugs
- Pentatomidae -stink bugs
Homoptera
- Cicadidae -cicadas
- Membracidae -treehoppers
- Cicadellidae -leafhoppers
- Fulgoridae -fulgofid planthoppers
- Achilidae -achilid planthoppers
Megaloptera
- Sialidae -alderflies
- Corydalidae -dobsonflies
Raphidioptera (Snakeflies)
- Raphidiidae
Neuroptera (Nerve-Winged Insects)
- Chrysopidae -green lacewings
- Myrmeleontidae -antlions
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Archostemata
- Cupedidae -reticulated beetles
Suborder Adephaga
- Cicindelidae -tiger beetles
- Carabidae -ground beetles
- Gyrinidae -whirligig beetles
Suborder Polyphaga
- Staphylinidae -rove beetles
- Hydrophilidae -water scavenger beetles
- Lucanidae - stag beetles
- Scarabaeidae -scarab beetles
- Buprestidae -metallic wood-boring beetles
- Elateridae -click beetles
- Lampyridae -lightningbugs
- Cantharidae -soldier beetles
- Dermestidae -dermestid beetles
- Trogossitidae -bark-gnawing beetles
- Cleridae -checkered beetles
- Melyridae -soft-winged flower beetles
- Coccinellidae -lady-bird beetles
- Mordellidae -tumbling flower beetles
- Tenebrionidae -darkling beetles
- Alleculidae -comb-clawed beetles
- Meloidae -blister beetles
- Cerambycidae -long-horned beetles
- Cosmosalia chrysocoma -yellow velvet beetle
- Tetraopes basalis -red milkweed beetle
- Bruchidae -seed beetles
- Chrysomelidae -leaf beetles
- Curculionidae - weevils
Lepidoptera (Butterflies* and Moths)
Click for complete list of butterfly species
Suborder Ditrysia
- Lasiocampidae -tent caterpillars
- Saturniidae -roayal moths
- Hemileuca eganterina -sheep moth
- Sphingidae -sphinx moths
- Arctiidae -tiger moths
- Noctuidae -noctuid moths
Diptera (Flies)
Suborder Nematocera -long-horned flies
- Tipulidae -crane flies
Suborder Brachycera -short-horned flies
- Tabanidae -horse/deer flies
- Asilidae -robber flies
- Acroceridae -small headed flies
- Bombyliidae -bee flies
Infraorder Cyclorrhapha
- Syrphidae -syrphid flies
Divison Schizophora -muscoid flies
Section Acalyptratae
- Conopidae -thick-headed flies
Section Calyptratae
- Anthomyiidae -anthomyiid flies
- Muscidae -muscid flies
- Calliphoridae -blow flies
- Sarcophagidae -flesh flies
- Tachinidae -tachinid flies
Hymenoptera (Sawflies, Parasitic Wasps, Ants, Wasps, and Bees)
Suborder Symphyta
- Tenthredinidae -common sawflies
Suborder Apocrita
- Ichneumonidae
- Sphecidae -
- Halictidae -sweat bees
- Andrenidae -
- Megachilidae -leafcutting bees
- Anthophoridae
- Nomadinae -cuckoo bees
- Anthophorinae -digger bees
- Apidae
- Bombinae -bumble bees
- Bombus sp. -bumble Bee
- Bombinae -bumble bees
- Mutillidae -velvet ants
- Pompilidae -spider wasps
- Vespidae
- Eumeninae -mason and potter wasps
- Formicidae -ants
- Fornicinae
- Camponotus sp.-carpenter ants
- Fornicinae