List of insects that start with Z

There are 77 insects that start with the letter Z, from ZNP to Zyzzyx Ant. 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

ZNP

Name: ZNP

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Nests

Scientific name: ZNP

Zaa

Name: Zaa

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Various Habitats

Scientific name: Zaa

Zabaglione Beetle

Name: Zabaglione Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Zabrus

Zabrus

Name: Zabrus

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Zabrus

Zalambdodemus

Name: Zalambdodemus

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Zalambdodemus

Zamia

Name: Zamia

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Tropical Regions

Scientific name: Zamia

Zanclognatha

Name: Zanclognatha

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Zanclognatha

Zanclognathus

Name: Zanclognathus

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Fields

Scientific name: Zanclognathus

Zande

Name: Zande

Order: Orthoptera

Habitat: Tropical Forests

Scientific name: Zande

Zarhipis

Name: Zarhipis

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Forest Floors

Scientific name: Zarhipis

Zebra

Name: Zebra

Order: Orthoptera

Habitat: Savannas

Scientific name: Zebra

Zebra Caterpillar

Name: Zebra Caterpillar

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Tropical regions

Scientific name: Orthosia

Zebra Jumping Spider

Name: Zebra Jumping Spider

Order: Araneae

Habitat: Savannas

Scientific name: Salticidae

Zebra Longwing Butterfly

Name: Zebra Longwing Butterfly

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Heliconius charithonia

Zebra Swallowtail

Name: Zebra Swallowtail

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Papilio machaon

Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly

Name: Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Woodlands

Scientific name: Eurytides marcellus

Zebra Tarantula

Name: Zebra Tarantula

Order: Araneae

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Aphonopelma seemanni

Zebra Wasp

Name: Zebra Wasp

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Fields

Scientific name: Zebrilus

Zebra Wolf Beetle

Name: Zebra Wolf Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Deciduous forests

Scientific name: Bothrometopa

Zebra-tailed Lizard

Name: Zebra-tailed Lizard

Order: Reptilia

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Callisaurus

Zebra-tailed Skipper

Name: Zebra-tailed Skipper

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Montane forests

Scientific name: Ultima

Zebraspinning Spider

Name: Zebraspinning Spider

Order: Araneae

Habitat: Meadows

Scientific name: Phonognatha

Zebrina Moth

Name: Zebrina Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Marshes

Scientific name: Eois

Zelleria

Name: Zelleria

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Zelleria

Zelus

Name: Zelus

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Gardens

Scientific name: Zelus

Zelus longipes

Name: Zelus longipes

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Fields

Scientific name: Zelus longipes

Zenith

Name: Zenith

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Diverse habitats

Scientific name: Zenith

Zenithal

Name: Zenithal

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Woodlands

Scientific name: Zenithal

Zenon

Name: Zenon

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Zenon

Zephyra

Name: Zephyra

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Zephyra

Zephyrus

Name: Zephyrus

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Woodlands

Scientific name: Zephyrus

Zerio

Name: Zerio

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Zerio

Zerynthia

Name: Zerynthia

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Zerynthia

Zettellia

Name: Zettellia

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Vegetation

Scientific name: Zettellia

Zeugomantis

Name: Zeugomantis

Order: Orthoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Zeugomantis

Zeugomantis Bug

Name: Zeugomantis Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Jungles

Scientific name: Zeugomantis

Zieria

Name: Zieria

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Zieria

Zigzag Ground Beetle

Name: Zigzag Ground Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Meadows

Scientific name: Cicindelinae

Zigzag Sawfly

Name: Zigzag Sawfly

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Farmlands

Scientific name: Cimbex

Zigzag Spider

Name: Zigzag Spider

Order: Araneae

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Salticus scenicus

Zipline Beetle

Name: Zipline Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Trees

Scientific name: Zipline

Zmitrievia

Name: Zmitrievia

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Rural Areas

Scientific name: Zmitrievia

Zone-eyed Lacewing

Name: Zone-eyed Lacewing

Order: Neuroptera

Habitat: Foliage

Scientific name: Nymphes myrmeleonides

Zonocerus

Name: Zonocerus

Order: Orthoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Zonocerus

Zonopoda

Name: Zonopoda

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Zonopoda

Zootermopsis

Name: Zootermopsis

Order: Blattodea

Habitat: Woodlands

Scientific name: Zootermopsis

Zophobas

Name: Zophobas

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Decaying Material

Scientific name: Zophobas

Zophobas morio

Name: Zophobas morio

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Subterranean

Scientific name: Zophobas morio

Zora

Name: Zora

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Zora

Zoraptera

Name: Zoraptera

Order: Zoraptera

Habitat: Leaf litter

Scientific name: Zoraptera

Zorion Wasp

Name: Zorion Wasp

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Sand dunes

Scientific name: Zorion

Zorione

Name: Zorione

Order: Dermaptera

Habitat: Leaf Litter

Scientific name: Zorione

Zostera

Name: Zostera

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Salt marshes

Scientific name: Zostera

Zuccinia

Name: Zuccinia

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Zuccinia

Zulu Bead Butterfly

Name: Zulu Bead Butterfly

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Fields

Scientific name: Cabera

Zulu Grasshopper

Name: Zulu Grasshopper

Order: Orthoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Eulotosaurus

Zulu Worker Ant

Name: Zulu Worker Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Africa

Scientific name: Cataulacus

Zululand Jewel Beetle

Name: Zululand Jewel Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Woodlands

Scientific name: Chrysochroa

Zululand Widow Spider

Name: Zululand Widow Spider

Order: Araneae

Habitat: Under rocks

Scientific name: Latrodectus tredecimguttatus

Zxz

Name: Zxz

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Urban Areas

Scientific name: Zxz

Zygaena

Name: Zygaena

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Zygaena

Zygaenidae

Name: Zygaenidae

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Zygaenidae

Zygaenidae family

Name: Zygaenidae family

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Various

Scientific name: Zygaenidae family

Zygaeninae

Name: Zygaeninae

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Fields

Scientific name: Zygaeninae

Zygaenoides

Name: Zygaenoides

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Different habitats

Scientific name: Zygaenoides

Zygaenopsis

Name: Zygaenopsis

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Coastal Areas

Scientific name: Zygaenopsis

Zygaenosoma

Name: Zygaenosoma

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Meadows

Scientific name: Zygaenosoma

Zygenidae

Name: Zygenidae

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Various

Scientific name: Zygenidae

Zygentoma

Name: Zygentoma

Order: Thysanura

Habitat: Moist Environments

Scientific name: Zygentoma

Zygiella Spider

Name: Zygiella Spider

Order: Araneae

Habitat: Gardens

Scientific name: Zygiella

Zygohymenoptera

Name: Zygohymenoptera

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Nesting Areas

Scientific name: Zygohymenoptera

Zygon Hawk Moth

Name: Zygon Hawk Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Mountainous regions

Scientific name: Eupanacra

Zygopetalum

Name: Zygopetalum

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Zygopetalum

Zygoptera

Name: Zygoptera

Order: Odonata

Habitat: Freshwater

Scientific name: Zygoptera

Zythia

Name: Zythia

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Urban Areas

Scientific name: Zythia

Zyxas

Name: Zyxas

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Zyxas

Zyzzyx Ant

Name: Zyzzyx Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Liocoryphus

NameOrderHabitatScientific name
ZNPHymenopteraNestsZNP
ZaaHemipteraVarious HabitatsZaa
Zabaglione BeetleColeopteraForestsZabrus
ZabrusColeopteraDesertsZabrus
ZalambdodemusHemipteraWetlandsZalambdodemus
ZamiaColeopteraTropical RegionsZamia
ZanclognathaLepidopteraGrasslandsZanclognatha
ZanclognathusLepidopteraFieldsZanclognathus
ZandeOrthopteraTropical ForestsZande
ZarhipisHymenopteraForest FloorsZarhipis
ZebraOrthopteraSavannasZebra
Zebra CaterpillarLepidopteraTropical regionsOrthosia
Zebra Jumping SpiderAraneaeSavannasSalticidae
Zebra Longwing ButterflyLepidopteraTropical forestsHeliconius charithonia
Zebra SwallowtailLepidopteraForestsPapilio machaon
Zebra Swallowtail ButterflyLepidopteraWoodlandsEurytides marcellus
Zebra TarantulaAraneaeGrasslandsAphonopelma seemanni
Zebra WaspHymenopteraFieldsZebrilus
Zebra Wolf BeetleColeopteraDeciduous forestsBothrometopa
Zebra-tailed LizardReptiliaDesertsCallisaurus
Zebra-tailed SkipperLepidopteraMontane forestsUltima
Zebraspinning SpiderAraneaeMeadowsPhonognatha
Zebrina MothLepidopteraMarshesEois
ZelleriaLepidopteraForestsZelleria
ZelusHemipteraGardensZelus
Zelus longipesHemipteraFieldsZelus longipes
ZenithColeopteraDiverse habitatsZenith
ZenithalHymenopteraWoodlandsZenithal
ZenonLepidopteraForestsZenon
ZephyraLepidopteraGrasslandsZephyra
ZephyrusLepidopteraWoodlandsZephyrus
ZerioDipteraWetlandsZerio
ZerynthiaLepidopteraForestsZerynthia
ZettelliaHemipteraVegetationZettellia
ZeugomantisOrthopteraGrasslandsZeugomantis
Zeugomantis BugHemipteraJunglesZeugomantis
ZieriaLepidopteraWetlandsZieria
Zigzag Ground BeetleColeopteraMeadowsCicindelinae
Zigzag SawflyHymenopteraFarmlandsCimbex
Zigzag SpiderAraneaeGrasslandsSalticus scenicus
Zipline BeetleColeopteraTreesZipline
ZmitrieviaHymenopteraRural AreasZmitrievia
Zone-eyed LacewingNeuropteraFoliageNymphes myrmeleonides
ZonocerusOrthopteraGrasslandsZonocerus
ZonopodaHymenopteraForestsZonopoda
ZootermopsisBlattodeaWoodlandsZootermopsis
ZophobasColeopteraDecaying MaterialZophobas
Zophobas morioColeopteraSubterraneanZophobas morio
ZoraDipteraWetlandsZora
ZorapteraZorapteraLeaf litterZoraptera
Zorion WaspHymenopteraSand dunesZorion
ZorioneDermapteraLeaf LitterZorione
ZosteraHymenopteraSalt marshesZostera
ZucciniaColeopteraForestsZuccinia
Zulu Bead ButterflyLepidopteraFieldsCabera
Zulu GrasshopperOrthopteraGrasslandsEulotosaurus
Zulu Worker AntHymenopteraAfricaCataulacus
Zululand Jewel BeetleColeopteraWoodlandsChrysochroa
Zululand Widow SpiderAraneaeUnder rocksLatrodectus tredecimguttatus
ZxzDipteraUrban AreasZxz
ZygaenaLepidopteraGrasslandsZygaena
ZygaenidaeLepidopteraForestsZygaenidae
Zygaenidae familyLepidopteraVariousZygaenidae family
ZygaeninaeLepidopteraFieldsZygaeninae
ZygaenoidesLepidopteraDifferent habitatsZygaenoides
ZygaenopsisLepidopteraCoastal AreasZygaenopsis
ZygaenosomaLepidopteraMeadowsZygaenosoma
ZygenidaeLepidopteraVariousZygenidae
ZygentomaThysanuraMoist EnvironmentsZygentoma
Zygiella SpiderAraneaeGardensZygiella
ZygohymenopteraHymenopteraNesting AreasZygohymenoptera
Zygon Hawk MothLepidopteraMountainous regionsEupanacra
ZygopetalumLepidopteraForestsZygopetalum
ZygopteraOdonataFreshwaterZygoptera
ZythiaColeopteraUrban AreasZythia
ZyxasColeopteraWetlandsZyxas
Zyzzyx AntHymenopteraDesertsLiocoryphus

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