
There are 125 insects that start with the letter H, from Hackberry Emperor to Hulk Bug. Below you will find them listed alphabetically along with some general information about each. Click the toggle view buttons in the top right corner to switch between the card and the table view.
For each item you will find the following information
Order: The subclass the insects belongs to
Habitat: The places or type of weather the insects lives in
Scientific name: The designation that scientists use to catalog the species
Name: Hackberry Emperor
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Deciduous forests
Scientific name: Asterocampa celtis
Name: Hagenia Leaf Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Temperate Forests
Scientific name: Hagenia caerulea
Name: Hairy Spider Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Stored Products, Homes
Scientific name: Ptinus fur
Name: Hairy-Legged Wasp
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: Tropical Forests
Scientific name: Dasymutilla occidentalis
Name: Hairy-Necked Tiger Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Beaches
Scientific name: Cicindela hirticollis
Name: Halloweeniana Leafhopper
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Terrestrial
Scientific name: Pachypsylla venusta
Name: Halys Stink Bug
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Broad Host Range, Crops
Scientific name: Halymorpha halys
Name: Handsome Fungus Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Forest
Scientific name: Bolitophagus reticulatus
Name: Hanging Shield Bug
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Tree Bark
Scientific name: Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Name: Harlequin Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Forests, Woodlands
Scientific name: Acrocinus longimanus
Name: Harlequin Bug
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Vegetables, Legumes
Scientific name: Murgantia histrionica
Name: Harlequin Ladybird
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Worldwide, Plants
Scientific name: Harmonia axyridis
Name: Harlequin Ladybird Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Temperate Forests
Scientific name: Harmonia axyridis
Name: Harpactirella Tarantula
Order: Araneae
Habitat: Deserts
Scientific name: Harpactirella flavolineata
Name: Haworthiophila Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Haworthiophila bilineella
Name: Hawthorn Lace Bug
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Deciduous forests
Scientific name: Corythucha cydoniae
Name: Heliconian Butterflies
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Tropical Forests
Scientific name: Heliconiinae
Name: Heliomata Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Eastern North America
Scientific name: Heliomata glarearia
Name: Helmeted Cicada
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Deciduous forests
Scientific name: Platypleura kaempferi
Name: Hessian Fly Parasite
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: Agricultural Fields
Scientific name: Platygaster hiemalis
Name: Heterogomphus Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Tropical forests
Scientific name: Heterogomphus sp.
Name: Himalayan Hornet
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: Mountainous regions
Scientific name: Vespa mandarinia
Name: Himalayan Jewel Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Mountainous regions
Scientific name: Sternocera chrysis
Name: Himalayan Woolly Bear
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Mountainous regions
Scientific name: Pericallia ricini
Name: Hissing Cockroach
Order: Blattodea
Habitat: Madagascar, Captive Pets
Scientific name: Gromphadorhina
Name: Honey Locust Plant Bug
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Diaphnocoris chlorionis
Name: Honey Locust Weevil
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Deciduous Forests
Scientific name: Odontopus calceatus
Name: Honey Pot Ant
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: Southwestern US, Deserts
Scientific name: Myrmecocystus
Name: Hooded Owlet Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Eastern North America
Scientific name: Cucullia convexipennis
Name: Horned Epauletted Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Tropical forests
Scientific name: Hoplopisthius corniger
Name: Horned Passalus
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Decaying Wood
Scientific name: Odontotaenius disjunctus
Name | Order | Habitat | Scientific name |
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Hackberry Emperor | Lepidoptera | Deciduous forests | Asterocampa celtis |
Hadena Moth | Lepidoptera | Grasslands | Hadena |
Haemaphysalis Tick | Acari | Forests and grasslands | Haemaphysalis |
Haemoproteus Midge | Diptera | Blood Parasites | Haemoproteus |
Haemulon Fish Fly | Neuroptera | Marine | Haemulon |
Hagenia Leaf Beetle | Coleoptera | Temperate Forests | Hagenia caerulea |
Haggler Beetle | Coleoptera | Leaf Litter, Soil | Elodes |
Hairy Caterpillar Wasp | Hymenoptera | Grasslands | Podium rufipes |
Hairy Click Beetle | Coleoptera | Forests | Lacon |
Hairy Fungus Beetle | Coleoptera | Forests | Triplax |
Hairy Ground Beetle | Coleoptera | Terrestrial | Harpalus affinis |
Hairy Maggot Blow Fly | Diptera | Forests | Calliphora |
Hairy Rove Beetle | Coleoptera | Terrestrial | Quedius mesomelinus |
Hairy Spider Beetle | Coleoptera | Stored Products, Homes | Ptinus fur |
Hairy-Legged Wasp | Hymenoptera | Tropical Forests | Dasymutilla occidentalis |
Hairy-Necked Tiger Beetle | Coleoptera | Beaches | Cicindela hirticollis |
Hairy-Winged Ant | Hymenoptera | Terrestrial | Camponotus pilicornis |
Haldeman's Springtail | Collembola | Soil | Arrhopalites haldemani |
Halictid Bee | Hymenoptera | Meadows, Gardens | Halictidae |
Halictine Bee | Hymenoptera | Terrestrial | Halictus rubicundus |
Halloweeniana Leafhopper | Hemiptera | Terrestrial | Pachypsylla venusta |
Halys Stink Bug | Hemiptera | Broad Host Range, Crops | Halymorpha halys |
Halyzia Ladybird | Coleoptera | Forest | Halyzia sedecimguttata |
Hammer-Headed Bug | Hemiptera | Forest | Amalagerris hamata |
Hammerhead Fly | Diptera | Forests | Odontomyia |
Hammerhead Worm | Platyhelminthes | Damp Soil | Bipalium kewense |
Hammock Spider | Araneae | Terrestrial | Eriophora ravilla |
Handbag Crab Spider | Araneae | Tropical Forests | Sidymella trapezia |
Handsome Fungus Beetle | Coleoptera | Forest | Bolitophagus reticulatus |
Hanging Shield Bug | Hemiptera | Tree Bark | Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale |
Haplodiplosis Midge | Diptera | Grasslands | Haplodiplosis marginata |
Haplorhynchus Beetle | Coleoptera | Forests | Haplorhynchus sp. |
Harlequin Beetle | Coleoptera | Forests, Woodlands | Acrocinus longimanus |
Harlequin Bug | Hemiptera | Vegetables, Legumes | Murgantia histrionica |
Harlequin Ladybird | Coleoptera | Worldwide, Plants | Harmonia axyridis |
Harlequin Ladybird Beetle | Coleoptera | Temperate Forests | Harmonia axyridis |
Harlequin Mantis | Mantodea | Tropical forests | Hymenopus coronatus |
Harp Bug | Hemiptera | Grasslands | Stridulidae |
Harp-Legged Bug | Hemiptera | Tropical Forests | Centrocoris spiniger |
Harpactirella Tarantula | Araneae | Deserts | Harpactirella flavolineata |
Harpalus Ground Beetle | Coleoptera | Grasslands | Harpalus |
Harpy Moth | Lepidoptera | Temperate Forests | Hypercompe scribonia |
Harvest Mite | Trombidiformes | Terrestrial | Trombicula autumnalis |
Harvester Ant | Hymenoptera | Terrestrial | Pogonomyrmex barbatus |
Harvestman | Opiliones | Worldwide, Forests | Opiliones |
Hastate Crab Spider | Araneae | Forests | Misumena vatia |
Hawaiian Fruit Fly | Diptera | Hawaii | Ceritatis capitata |
Hawk Moth | Lepidoptera | Woodlands | Sphingidae |
Hawkmoth | Lepidoptera | Worldwide, Gardens | Sphingidae |
Hawkmoths | Lepidoptera | Gardens/Forests | Sphingidae |
Hawkweed Gall Fly | Diptera | Grasslands | Chirosia hilarella |
Haworthiophila Moth | Lepidoptera | Grasslands | Haworthiophila bilineella |
Hawthorn Lace Bug | Hemiptera | Deciduous forests | Corythucha cydoniae |
Haywire Beetle | Coleoptera | Forests | Melittomma sericeum |
Hazard Bug | Hemiptera | Woodlands | Pangaeus |
Headlight Bug | Hemiptera | Grasslands | Phrictus quinquepartitus |
Headstand Bug | Hemiptera | Wetlands | Ranatra |
Headstand Mantis | Mantodea | Tropical forests | Theopropus elegans |
Heidelberger Snout Moth | Lepidoptera | Forests | Pyrausta |
Heidemann Mayfly | Ephemeroptera | Rivers | Heptagenia heidemanni |
Helenium Leaf Beetle | Coleoptera | Meadows | Chrysochus cobaltinus |
Helgrammite | Megaloptera | Creeks, Streams | Corydalidae |
Helicid Land Snail | Gastropoda | Forests | Helix pomatia |
Heliconian Butterflies | Lepidoptera | Tropical Forests | Heliconiinae |
Heliomata Moth | Lepidoptera | Eastern North America | Heliomata glarearia |
Heliozela Moth | Lepidoptera | Deciduous forests | Heliozela |
Helmeted Cicada | Hemiptera | Deciduous forests | Platypleura kaempferi |
Hematopoda Horse Fly | Diptera | Forests | Hematopota pluvialis |
Hemerobiid Lacewing | Neuroptera | Woodland | Hemerobius spp. |
Hemerodromia Dance Fly | Diptera | Riparian | Hemerodromia |
Hemiargus Butterfly | Lepidoptera | Grasslands | Hemiargus |
Hemicloea Shield Bug | Hemiptera | Grasslands | Hemicloea acuta |
Hemiphanes Beetle | Coleoptera | Forests | Hemiphanes coriacea |
Hemiphanous Fly | Diptera | Tropical forests | Hemiphanops sp. |
Hemipteran Bug | Hemiptera | Various | Hemiptera |
Hempfly | Neuroptera | North America, Europe | Hemerobus |
Hepialid Ghost Moth | Lepidoptera | Forests | Hepialidae |
Hepialid Moth | Lepidoptera | Moorland | Hepialus spp. |
Heptarthrogaster Beetle | Coleoptera | Forests | Heptarthrogaster |
Hercules Beetle | Coleoptera | Tropical Forests | Dynastes hercules |
Hermit Beetle | Coleoptera | Forests | Osmoderma eremita |
Hersiliid Spider | Araneae | Arid regions | Hersiliidae |
Hesperia Skipper | Lepidoptera | Grasslands | Hesperia |
Hessian Fly | Diptera | Wheat Fields | Mayetiola destructor |
Hessian Fly Parasite | Hymenoptera | Agricultural Fields | Platygaster hiemalis |
Heterochaeta Mantis | Mantodea | Tropical forests | Heterochaeta sp. |
Heterogomphus Beetle | Coleoptera | Tropical forests | Heterogomphus sp. |
Heyden's Ant | Hymenoptera | Forest | Camponotus heyeri |
Hibiscus Flower Weevil | Coleoptera | Gardens | Hibiscus vitiensis |
Hierodula Mantis | Mantodea | Tropics, Subtropics | Hierodula |
Hierodulinae Mantis | Mantodea | Tropical Forests | Hierodula spp. |
Highland Ant | Hymenoptera | Alpine Regions | Camponotus herculeanus |
Highland Grasshopper | Orthoptera | Grasslands | Chorthippus vagans |
Highland Katydid | Orthoptera | Mountainous regions | Acrididae |
Himalayan Bumblebee | Hymenoptera | Mountains | Bombus impetuosus |
Himalayan Butterfly | Lepidoptera | Mountains | Parnassius spp. |
Himalayan Hornet | Hymenoptera | Mountainous regions | Vespa mandarinia |
Himalayan Jewel Beetle | Coleoptera | Mountainous regions | Sternocera chrysis |
Himalayan Moth | Lepidoptera | Mountains | Various |
Himalayan Woolly Bear | Lepidoptera | Mountainous regions | Pericallia ricini |
Hippoboscid Fly | Diptera | Parasitic on Birds | Hippobosca spp. |
Hispine Beetle | Coleoptera | Tropical Forests | Hispa spp. |
Hissing Cockroach | Blattodea | Madagascar, Captive Pets | Gromphadorhina |
Hister Beetle | Coleoptera | Manure, Decaying Matter | Histeridae |
Histerid Beetle | Coleoptera | Carrion/Dung | Histeridae |
Honey Ants | Hymenoptera | Arid Regions, Deserts | Myrmecocystus |
Honey Bee | Hymenoptera | Worldwide, Colonies | Apis mellifera |
Honey Fungus Beetle | Coleoptera | Forests | Oxylaemus cylindricus |
Honey Locust Plant Bug | Hemiptera | Forests | Diaphnocoris chlorionis |
Honey Locust Weevil | Coleoptera | Deciduous Forests | Odontopus calceatus |
Honey Midge | Diptera | Flowers | Bradysia spp. |
Honey Pot Ant | Hymenoptera | Southwestern US, Deserts | Myrmecocystus |
Honey Wasp | Hymenoptera | Forests | Brachygastra lecheguana |
Hooded Owlet Moth | Lepidoptera | Eastern North America | Cucullia convexipennis |
Horned Beetle | Coleoptera | Tropical Forests | Xylotrupes spp. |
Horned Epauletted Beetle | Coleoptera | Tropical forests | Hoplopisthius corniger |
Horned Fungus Beetle | Coleoptera | Forests | Bolitotherus cornutus |
Horned Passalid Beetle | Coleoptera | Tropical forests | Passalidae |
Horned Passalus | Coleoptera | Decaying Wood | Odontotaenius disjunctus |
Hornet | Hymenoptera | Worldwide, Colonies | Vespa |
Horse Bot Fly | Diptera | Grasslands | Gasterophilus intestinalis |
House Centipede | Chilopoda | Human dwellings | Scutigera coleoptrata |
Housefly | Diptera | Worldwide | Musca domestica |
Hoverfly | Diptera | Flowers/Vegetation | Syrphidae |
Hulk Bug | Hemiptera | Tree Bark, Leaves | Metrarga huldana |