Insect Orders

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  1. 3. Members are mostly ectoparasitic insects that are problems in Veterinary and Animal Science
  2. 9. Insect order sometimes divided into three other orders with members that are delicate-looking and have lace-like / membranous wings
  3. 15. Closely related to moths and butterflies, but have hairy membranous wings
  4. 16. Name means twisted wing and are commonly called twisted wing parasites as members are endoparasites of other insects
  5. 17. An ancient insect order with members that spin webs or silk tubes in the soil
  6. 18. Considered as the largest and most diverse insect order and are best known for their elytra
  7. 19. formerly an insect order with members that consist of chewing and sucking lice
  8. 20. Second largest insect order with scaly wings and considered to have the largest number of insect pests of agricultural crops
  9. 25. Insect order which name means gnawing (chewing)with three former orders as its members
  10. 26. Third Largest insect order with winged and non-winged members that are very common in households and gardens
  11. 28. Insect orders with members having fringed wings
  12. 29. A newly resurrected insect orders that consist of the rock crawlers and heelwalkers
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  1. 1. Insects known for extremely large eyes and slender abdomen
  2. 2. Larvae are aquatic and members are called mayflies
  3. 4. Members are best known as carnivorous insects with raptorial forelegs
  4. 5. Third smallest insect order with the name meaning pure
  5. 6. Best known for their three long caudal filaments and encompasses the silverfish
  6. 7. Includes the omnivorous scorpionflies
  7. 8. Formerly an insect order with members that are forest decomposers these are now are grouped together with cockroaches
  8. 10. These are insects that live on or near water and are known for their pleated/twisted wings
  9. 11. Wingless insects that include the jumping bristletails
  10. 12. Non-winged Hexapod that includes the springtails
  11. 13. Insect order best known for mostly phytophagous members with saltatorial legs
  12. 14. Also called two-pronged bristletails and can regenerate body parts
  13. 21. Insects best known for their natural camouflage that makes them hard to find
  14. 22. Insect order with extremely diverse members best known for most having hemelytra wings
  15. 23. Name means "two wings" as their second pair is reduced to a haltere
  16. 24. Insects best known for their pincers at the end of their abdomen
  17. 25. Non-insect hexapod that no eyes, wings, or antennae.
  18. 27. Cockroaches