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EntomologyEntomology is the study of insects An entomologist is someone who studies insects in general. A lepidopterist studies Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). A coleopterist studies coleoptera (beetles). Here are some more insect orders (groups): Ephemeroptera – Mayflies Odonata – Dragonflies Plecoptera – Stoneflies Orthoptera – Crickets and grasshoppers Phasmida – Stick and leaf insects Dermaptera – Earwigs Dictyoptera – Cockroaches and mantids Isoptera – Termites Psocoptera – Booklice and barklice Mallophaga – Biting lice Anoplura – Sucking lice Hemiptera – True bugs Thysanoptera – Thrips Neuroptera – Lacewings, alder flies and snake flies Mecoptera – Scorpion flies Trichoptera – Caddis flies Diptera – True flies Siphonaptera – Fleas Hymenoptera – Bees, wasps, ants, sawflies, ichneumons and others An arachnologist studies arachnids (not insects) |
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