List of insects that start with X

There are 60 insects that start with the letter X, from Xanthia to Xylocopa. 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

Xanthia

Name: Xanthia

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Temperate forests

Scientific name: Xanthia icteritia

Xanthippus

Name: Xanthippus

Order: Orthoptera

Habitat: North America, Central America

Scientific name: Xanthippus corallipes

Xanthochlorus

Name: Xanthochlorus

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Xanthochlorus ornatus

Xanthoferus

Name: Xanthoferus

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Woodland

Scientific name: Xanthoferus debilis

Xanthogramma

Name: Xanthogramma

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Xanthogramma pedissequum

Xantholinini

Name: Xantholinini

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Diverse habitats

Scientific name: Xantholinus linearis

Xantholinus

Name: Xantholinus

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Soil and leaf litter

Scientific name: Xantholinus linearis

Xanthopan

Name: Xanthopan

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Madagascar, Comoros

Scientific name: Xanthopan morganii

Xanthoperla

Name: Xanthoperla

Order: Plecoptera

Habitat: Aquatic

Scientific name: Xanthoperla apicalis

Xanthophaea

Name: Xanthophaea

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Australia

Scientific name: Xanthophaea plumosa

Xanthopteryx

Name: Xanthopteryx

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Xanthopteryx flavissima

Xanthorhoe

Name: Xanthorhoe

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Xanthorhoe spadicearia

Name: Xanthorhoe spadicearia

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Meadows and gardens

Scientific name: Xanthorhoe spadicearia

Xanthospila

Name: Xanthospila

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Woodland

Scientific name: Xanthospila luteolata

Xanthospilopteryx

Name: Xanthospilopteryx

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Africa, Asia

Scientific name: Xanthospilopteryx egregia

Xanthypnodes

Name: Xanthypnodes

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: South America

Scientific name: Xanthypnodes xanthopasa

Xenagogus

Name: Xenagogus

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Woodland

Scientific name: Xenagogus coloradensis

Xenanastatus

Name: Xenanastatus

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Woodland

Scientific name: Xenanastatus flavipes

Xenapates

Name: Xenapates

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Woodland

Scientific name: Xenapates nigriceps

Xenarthria

Name: Xenarthria

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Xenarthria brevicornis

Xenilla

Name: Xenilla

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Woodland

Scientific name: Xenilla cervorum

Xenillus

Name: Xenillus

Order: Trombidiformes

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Xenillus clypeator

Xenisthmus

Name: Xenisthmus

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Woodland

Scientific name: Xenisthmus plumbeus

Xenobius

Name: Xenobius

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Woodland

Scientific name: Xenobius lecontei

Xenocatantops

Name: Xenocatantops

Order: Orthoptera

Habitat: Asia

Scientific name: Xenocatantops humilis

Xenochalepus

Name: Xenochalepus

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Central, South America

Scientific name: Xenochalepus dorsalis

Xenochrophis

Name: Xenochrophis

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Asia

Scientific name: Xenochrophis piscator

Xenocnema spinipes

Name: Xenocnema spinipes

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Freshwater streams

Scientific name: Xenocnema spinipes

Xenocorus

Name: Xenocorus

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: North America

Scientific name: Xenocorus canadensis

Xenocrepis pura

Name: Xenocrepis pura

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Xenocrepis pura

Xenodusa

Name: Xenodusa

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: North America

Scientific name: Xenodusa cava

Xenodusa reflexa

Name: Xenodusa reflexa

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Decaying wood

Scientific name: Xenodusa reflexa

Xenogleus

Name: Xenogleus

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Xenogleus elegans

Xenoglossodes

Name: Xenoglossodes

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: North America

Scientific name: Xenoglossodes albata

Xenolechia

Name: Xenolechia

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Europe

Scientific name: Xenolechia aethiops

Xenomonocerus

Name: Xenomonocerus

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Xenomonocerus flavipennis

Xenomyia

Name: Xenomyia

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Asia

Scientific name: Xenomyia coxendix

Xenonychus

Name: Xenonychus

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Beaches and coastal areas

Scientific name: Xenonychus furcifer

Xenops

Name: Xenops

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: South America

Scientific name: Xenops minutus

Xenopsylla

Name: Xenopsylla

Order: Siphonaptera

Habitat: Europe, Asia, Africa

Scientific name: Xenopsylla cheopis

Xenorhabdus

Name: Xenorhabdus

Order: Bacteria

Habitat: Soil and nematodes

Scientific name: Xenorhabdus nematophila

Xenorhipis

Name: Xenorhipis

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Xenorhipis brendeli

Xenosphingia

Name: Xenosphingia

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Xenosphingia janenschi

Xenylla

Name: Xenylla

Order: Collembola

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Xenylla humicola

Xerampelina

Name: Xerampelina

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Xerampelina ferrugineago

Xerantica

Name: Xerantica

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Asia

Scientific name: Xerantica eremialis

Xerantics

Name: Xerantics

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Xerantics lecontei

Xeromyrmex

Name: Xeromyrmex

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Xeromyrmex snellingi

Xerophila

Name: Xerophila

Order: Orthoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Xerophila obesa

Xerophloeobius

Name: Xerophloeobius

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: South America

Scientific name: Xerophloeobius gigas

Xerophloeodes

Name: Xerophloeodes

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Australia

Scientific name: Xerophloeodes tinnitus

Xerophloeus

Name: Xerophloeus

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Xerophloeus arizonensis

Xerosaprinus

Name: Xerosaprinus

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: North America

Scientific name: Xerosaprinus subnitescens

Xestobium

Name: Xestobium

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Xestobium rufovillosum

Xestolabus

Name: Xestolabus

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: North America

Scientific name: Xestolabus schaefferi

Xestopsylla

Name: Xestopsylla

Order: Siphonaptera

Habitat: South America

Scientific name: Xestopsylla galli

Xiphydria

Name: Xiphydria

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Xiphydria camelus

Xorides

Name: Xorides

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Xorides irrigator

Xylena

Name: Xylena

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Xylena vetusta

Xylocopa

Name: Xylocopa

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Xylocopa violacea

NameOrderHabitatScientific name
XanthiaLepidopteraTemperate forestsXanthia icteritia
XanthippusOrthopteraNorth America, Central AmericaXanthippus corallipes
XanthochlorusDipteraWorldwideXanthochlorus ornatus
XanthoferusColeopteraWoodlandXanthoferus debilis
XanthogrammaDipteraWorldwideXanthogramma pedissequum
XantholininiColeopteraDiverse habitatsXantholinus linearis
XantholinusColeopteraSoil and leaf litterXantholinus linearis
XanthopanLepidopteraMadagascar, ComorosXanthopan morganii
XanthoperlaPlecopteraAquaticXanthoperla apicalis
XanthophaeaColeopteraAustraliaXanthophaea plumosa
XanthopteryxLepidopteraForestsXanthopteryx flavissima
XanthorhoeLepidopteraWorldwideXanthorhoe fluctuata
Xanthorhoe spadiceariaLepidopteraMeadows and gardensXanthorhoe spadicearia
XanthospilaLepidopteraWoodlandXanthospila luteolata
XanthospilopteryxLepidopteraAfrica, AsiaXanthospilopteryx egregia
XanthypnodesLepidopteraSouth AmericaXanthypnodes xanthopasa
XenagogusColeopteraWoodlandXenagogus coloradensis
XenanastatusHymenopteraWoodlandXenanastatus flavipes
XenapatesHymenopteraWoodlandXenapates nigriceps
XenarthriaColeopteraForestsXenarthria brevicornis
XenillaColeopteraWoodlandXenilla cervorum
XenillusTrombidiformesWorldwideXenillus clypeator
XenisthmusColeopteraWoodlandXenisthmus plumbeus
XenobiusColeopteraWoodlandXenobius lecontei
XenocatantopsOrthopteraAsiaXenocatantops humilis
XenochalepusColeopteraCentral, South AmericaXenochalepus dorsalis
XenochrophisColeopteraAsiaXenochrophis piscator
Xenocnema spinipesColeopteraFreshwater streamsXenocnema spinipes
XenocorusHemipteraNorth AmericaXenocorus canadensis
Xenocrepis puraHymenopteraGrasslandsXenocrepis pura
XenodusaColeopteraNorth AmericaXenodusa cava
Xenodusa reflexaColeopteraDecaying woodXenodusa reflexa
XenogleusColeopteraForestsXenogleus elegans
XenoglossodesHymenopteraNorth AmericaXenoglossodes albata
XenolechiaLepidopteraEuropeXenolechia aethiops
XenomonocerusColeopteraForestsXenomonocerus flavipennis
XenomyiaDipteraAsiaXenomyia coxendix
XenonychusColeopteraBeaches and coastal areasXenonychus furcifer
XenopsColeopteraSouth AmericaXenops minutus
XenopsyllaSiphonapteraEurope, Asia, AfricaXenopsylla cheopis
XenorhabdusBacteriaSoil and nematodesXenorhabdus nematophila
XenorhipisColeopteraForestsXenorhipis brendeli
XenosphingiaLepidopteraForestsXenosphingia janenschi
XenyllaCollembolaWorldwideXenylla humicola
XerampelinaLepidopteraForestsXerampelina ferrugineago
XeranticaLepidopteraAsiaXerantica eremialis
XeranticsColeopteraDesertsXerantics lecontei
XeromyrmexHymenopteraDesertsXeromyrmex snellingi
XerophilaOrthopteraGrasslandsXerophila obesa
XerophloeobiusColeopteraSouth AmericaXerophloeobius gigas
XerophloeodesColeopteraAustraliaXerophloeodes tinnitus
XerophloeusColeopteraDesertsXerophloeus arizonensis
XerosaprinusColeopteraNorth AmericaXerosaprinus subnitescens
XestobiumColeopteraWorldwideXestobium rufovillosum
XestolabusColeopteraNorth AmericaXestolabus schaefferi
XestopsyllaSiphonapteraSouth AmericaXestopsylla galli
XiphydriaHymenopteraWorldwideXiphydria camelus
XoridesHymenopteraWorldwideXorides irrigator
XylenaLepidopteraWorldwideXylena vetusta
XylocopaHymenopteraWorldwideXylocopa violacea

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