| Term | Definition |
| Lepidoptera | butterflies, moths |
| Hymenoptera | bees, wasps, ants, ichneumons |
| Neuroptera | ant lions, dobson flies, lacewings, fish flies |
| Coleoptera | beetles, weevils |
| Diptera | flies, mosquitoes |
| Odonata | dragonflies, damselflies |
| Isoptera | termites |
| Siphonaptera | fleas |
| Dermaptera | earwigs |
| Ephemeroptera | mayflies |
| Thysanura | silverfish |
| Orthoptera | grasshoppers, katydids, crickets |
| Hemiptera | true bugs, stink bugs, water striders |
| Homoptera | cicadas, hoppers, aphids, white flies |
| Mecoptera | scorpion flies |
| Blattodea | cockroaches |
| Mantodea | mantids |
| Phasmatodea | walkingsticks |