List of insects that start with B

There are 217 insects that start with the letter B, from Baboon Moth to Buzzcut Cricket. 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

Baboon Moth

Name: Baboon Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Sub-Saharan Africa

Scientific name: Cercophaninae

Baboon Spider

Name: Baboon Spider

Order: Araneae

Habitat: Africa

Scientific name: Harpactirinae

Backswimmer

Name: Backswimmer

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Ponds, lakes, streams

Scientific name: Notonectidae

Baggy Ant

Name: Baggy Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Proceratium

Bagworm Moth

Name: Bagworm Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Worldwide, most commonly in warm climates

Scientific name: Psychidae

Bald-faced Hornet

Name: Bald-faced Hornet

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: North America

Scientific name: Dolichovespula maculata

Ballooning Spider

Name: Ballooning Spider

Order: Araneae

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Araneae

Bamboo Borer Beetle

Name: Bamboo Borer Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Asia, Africa, South America

Scientific name: Dinoderus minutus

Banded Burying Beetle

Name: Banded Burying Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forest

Scientific name: Nicrophorus marginatus

Banded Cricket

Name: Banded Cricket

Order: Orthoptera

Habitat: Grassland

Scientific name: Oecanthus nigricornis

Banded Dragonfly

Name: Banded Dragonfly

Order: Odonata

Habitat: Freshwater

Scientific name: Progomphus borealis

Banded Girdled Lizard Beetle

Name: Banded Girdled Lizard Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Girdled Lizard Beetle

Banded Hairstreak

Name: Banded Hairstreak

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Woodlands

Scientific name: Satyrium calanus

Banded Longhorn Beetle

Name: Banded Longhorn Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Stictoleptura scutellata

Banded Pennant

Name: Banded Pennant

Order: Odonata

Habitat: Wetland

Scientific name: Celithemis fasciata

Banded Tiger Moth

Name: Banded Tiger Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Woodland

Scientific name: Arctia caja

Banner-Winged Beetle

Name: Banner-Winged Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forest

Scientific name: Platysoma lecontei

Banyan Pit Scale

Name: Banyan Pit Scale

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Asia, Australia

Scientific name: Ceroplastes ceriferus

Bark Beetle

Name: Bark Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Scolytinae

Bark Mantis

Name: Bark Mantis

Order: Mantodea

Habitat: Forest

Scientific name: Liturgusa

Barkfly

Name: Barkfly

Order: Psocoptera

Habitat: Bark

Scientific name: Lachesilla quercus

Barklouse

Name: Barklouse

Order: Psocodea

Habitat: Forest

Scientific name: Psocoptera

Barn Fly

Name: Barn Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Musca domestica

Barnacle

Name: Barnacle

Order: Crustacea

Habitat: Marine

Scientific name: Balanidae

Barred Wing Moth

Name: Barred Wing Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Asia, Africa, Australia

Scientific name: Micronia aculeata

Barrel Bug

Name: Barrel Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Woodland

Scientific name: Brochymena quadripustulata

Barrel-eyed Fish Fly

Name: Barrel-eyed Fish Fly

Order: Megaloptera

Habitat: Freshwater

Scientific name: Dysmicohermes

Barreleye

Name: Barreleye

Order: Osteichthyes

Habitat: Deep ocean

Scientific name: Macropinna microstoma

Barreleye Fish Fly

Name: Barreleye Fish Fly

Order: Neuroptera

Habitat: Freshwater

Scientific name: Aiace apicalis

Basil Bug

Name: Basil Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Garden

Scientific name: Halticus bractatus

Basilica Beetle

Name: Basilica Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Central and South America

Scientific name: Chelodesmidae

Basilisk Beetle

Name: Basilisk Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Eurysternus

Basilisk Bug

Name: Basilisk Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Acanthocephala

Bat Fly

Name: Bat Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Cave

Scientific name: Nycteribiidae

Batesian Mimic Beetle

Name: Batesian Mimic Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Necrodes surinamensis

Beach Flea

Name: Beach Flea

Order: Amphipoda

Habitat: Coastal

Scientific name: Orchestia platensis

Bead-tailed Bug

Name: Bead-tailed Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Thyreocoris scarabaeoides

Bead-tailed Lacewing

Name: Bead-tailed Lacewing

Order: Neuroptera

Habitat: Forest

Scientific name: Lomamyia

Beamer Beetle

Name: Beamer Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Agriotes lineatus

Bearclaw Beetle

Name: Bearclaw Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Cerambyx cerdo

Beautiful Demoiselle

Name: Beautiful Demoiselle

Order: Odonata

Habitat: Streams

Scientific name: Calopteryx virgo

Beauty Beetle

Name: Beauty Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Buprestis octoguttata

Bee Assassin Bug

Name: Bee Assassin Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Garden

Scientific name: Apiomerus flaviventris

Bee Beetle

Name: Bee Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Garden

Scientific name: Trichius fasciatus

Bee Fly

Name: Bee Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Bombyliidae

Bee Mimic Hover Fly

Name: Bee Mimic Hover Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Gardens and meadows

Scientific name: Volucella bombylans

Bee Moth

Name: Bee Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Aphomia sociella

Bee Wolf

Name: Bee Wolf

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Europe, Asia, North Africa

Scientific name: Philanthus triangulum

Bee-Mimic Hover Fly

Name: Bee-Mimic Hover Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Meadows and gardens

Scientific name: Eristalis tenax

Beekeeper Fly

Name: Beekeeper Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Woodland

Scientific name: Calliphoridae

Beesting Ant

Name: Beesting Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Odontomachus

Beesting Scorpionfly

Name: Beesting Scorpionfly

Order: Mecoptera

Habitat: Forest

Scientific name: Panorpa germanica

Beet Armyworm

Name: Beet Armyworm

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Spodoptera exigua

Beet Leafhopper

Name: Beet Leafhopper

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Agricultural

Scientific name: Circulifer tenellus

Beet Webworm

Name: Beet Webworm

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Agricultural

Scientific name: Loxostege sticticalis

Beetle

Name: Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Coleoptera

Beetle Mite

Name: Beetle Mite

Order: Mesostigmata

Habitat: Soil

Scientific name: Uropodidae

Beetle Parasite

Name: Beetle Parasite

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Woodland

Scientific name: Ichneumonidae

Beetle Termite

Name: Beetle Termite

Order: Blattodea

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Cryptocercidae

Beetle Weevil

Name: Beetle Weevil

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Curculionidae

Beewolf

Name: Beewolf

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: North America, Europe

Scientific name: Philanthinae

Bell Moth

Name: Bell Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Forest

Scientific name: Acrolophus

Bellflower Crab Spider

Name: Bellflower Crab Spider

Order: Araneae

Habitat: Flower meadows

Scientific name: Thomisus onustus

Bellflower Moth

Name: Bellflower Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Grassland

Scientific name: Cucullia umbratica

Belligerent Termite

Name: Belligerent Termite

Order: Blattodea

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Macrotermes

Bellwort Sawfly

Name: Bellwort Sawfly

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: North America

Scientific name: Neodiprion pratti

Belly-Spot Ladybird

Name: Belly-Spot Ladybird

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Temperate forests

Scientific name: Coccinellidae

Belted Buckmoth

Name: Belted Buckmoth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Hemileuca maia

Belted Firefly

Name: Belted Firefly

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Moist woodlands

Scientific name: Photuris pennsylvanica

Bent-winged Beetle

Name: Bent-winged Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forest

Scientific name: Dineutus

Bess Beetle

Name: Bess Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Eastern North America

Scientific name: Odontotaenius disjunctus

Bibio Fly

Name: Bibio Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Grassland

Scientific name: Bibio marci

Bicolored Coreid Bug

Name: Bicolored Coreid Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Forest

Scientific name: Leptoglossus clypealis

Bicolored Flower Longhorn Beetle

Name: Bicolored Flower Longhorn Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Woodland

Scientific name: Judolia sexmaculata

Big-Eyed Bug

Name: Big-Eyed Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Agricultural

Scientific name: Geocoridae

Big-eyed Bug

Name: Big-eyed Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Geocoridae

Bigeye Bug

Name: Bigeye Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Geocoridae

Billbug

Name: Billbug

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: North and South America

Scientific name: Sphenophorus

Bindweed Beetle

Name: Bindweed Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Crop fields

Scientific name: Hydrothassa marginella

Biodiver Stanefly

Name: Biodiver Stanefly

Order: Plecoptera

Habitat: Aquatic

Scientific name: Amphinemura

Bioluminescent Click Beetle

Name: Bioluminescent Click Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Pyrophorus

Birch Catkin Borer

Name: Birch Catkin Borer

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Birch Trees

Scientific name: Resseliella betulae

Birch Leaf Miner

Name: Birch Leaf Miner

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Woodland

Scientific name: Fenusa pusilla

Birch Sawfly

Name: Birch Sawfly

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Cimbex

Bird Grasshopper

Name: Bird Grasshopper

Order: Orthoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Schistocerca americana

Bird Louse

Name: Bird Louse

Order: Phthiraptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Mallophaga

Birdbane Spider

Name: Birdbane Spider

Order: Araneae

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Atrax

Birdnest Fungus Gnat

Name: Birdnest Fungus Gnat

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Bradysia

Biston Moth

Name: Biston Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Forest

Scientific name: Biston betularia

Bitter Apple Beetle

Name: Bitter Apple Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Woodland

Scientific name: Epilachna borealis

Black Ant

Name: Black Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Lasius niger

Black Antler Beetle

Name: Black Antler Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Prionus coriarius

Black Assassin Bug

Name: Black Assassin Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Woodland

Scientific name: Zelus renardii

Black Beauty Beetle

Name: Black Beauty Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Chalcophora mariana

Black Bee Fly

Name: Black Bee Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: North America

Scientific name: Anthrax analis

Black Bengal Bug

Name: Black Bengal Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Urban

Scientific name: Blattella germanica

Black Blister Beetle

Name: Black Blister Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: North America

Scientific name: Naupactus leucoloma

Black Blowfly

Name: Black Blowfly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Urban

Scientific name: Phormia regina

Black Bog Beetle

Name: Black Bog Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Wetland

Scientific name: Helophorus grandis

Black Brocade

Name: Black Brocade

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Apamea monoglypha

Black Carpet Beetle

Name: Black Carpet Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Attagenus megatoma

Black Caterpillar Wasp

Name: Black Caterpillar Wasp

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Temperate forests

Scientific name: Pompilidae

Black Chafer

Name: Black Chafer

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Melolontha melolontha

Black Cicada

Name: Black Cicada

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Diceroprocta apache

Black Cuckoo Bee

Name: Black Cuckoo Bee

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Thyreus

Black Darkling Beetle

Name: Black Darkling Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Desert

Scientific name: Eleodes

Black Dartlet

Name: Black Dartlet

Order: Odonata

Habitat: Streams

Scientific name: Argia tibialis

Black Diving Beetle

Name: Black Diving Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Dytiscidae

Black Fire Ant

Name: Black Fire Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: South America, Southern United States

Scientific name: Solenopsis richteri

Black Fungus Beetle

Name: Black Fungus Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Temperate forests

Scientific name: Staphylinidae

Black Fungus Gnat

Name: Black Fungus Gnat

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Forest

Scientific name: Sciara

Black Horse Fly

Name: Black Horse Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Tabanus atratus

Black House Ant

Name: Black House Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Monomorium pharaonis

Black Knightfish

Name: Black Knightfish

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Freshwater

Scientific name: Hydrophilus

Black Pinion Moth

Name: Black Pinion Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: North America, Europe

Scientific name: Prionoxystus robiniae

Black Scavenger Fly

Name: Black Scavenger Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Sepsidae

Black Snakefly

Name: Black Snakefly

Order: Raphidioptera

Habitat: Forest

Scientific name: Agulla

Black Soldier Fly

Name: Black Soldier Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Hermetia illucens

Black Tick

Name: Black Tick

Order: Acarina

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Ixodidae

Black Velvet Ant

Name: Black Velvet Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Mutillidae

Black Watch Beetle

Name: Black Watch Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Callichroma

Black-Footed Fungus Beetle

Name: Black-Footed Fungus Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forest

Scientific name: Bolitophagus reticulatus

Black-Headed Marsh Fly

Name: Black-Headed Marsh Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Wetland

Scientific name: Sepedon

Black-Headed Mushroom Gnat

Name: Black-Headed Mushroom Gnat

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Bradysia impatiens

Black-Headed Wasp

Name: Black-Headed Wasp

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Urban areas

Scientific name: Baryglossa inermis

Black-Tipped Crane Fly

Name: Black-Tipped Crane Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Woodland

Scientific name: Tipula abditiva

Blackberry Leafhopper

Name: Blackberry Leafhopper

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Woodland

Scientific name: Edwardsiana rosae

Blackfly

Name: Blackfly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Simuliidae

Blackhead Fireworm

Name: Blackhead Fireworm

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: North America

Scientific name: Rhopobota naevana

Blacklight Beetle

Name: Blacklight Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forest

Scientific name: Lucidota atra

Bladder Gall Midge

Name: Bladder Gall Midge

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Forest

Scientific name: Contarinia

Blade-Footed Beetle

Name: Blade-Footed Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Aquatic

Scientific name: Noterus clavicornis

Blaesoxipha Flesh Fly

Name: Blaesoxipha Flesh Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Urban

Scientific name: Blaesoxipha

Blastophagus Bark Beetle

Name: Blastophagus Bark Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forest

Scientific name: Blastophagus

Blight Beetle

Name: Blight Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forest

Scientific name: Glischrochilus

Blind Cave Beetle

Name: Blind Cave Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Caves

Scientific name: Carabidae

Blister Beetle

Name: Blister Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Meloidae

Blister Bug

Name: Blister Bug

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Epicauta pestifera

Blister Midge

Name: Blister Midge

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Contarinia

Blood Fluke

Name: Blood Fluke

Order: Trematoda

Habitat: Freshwater

Scientific name: Schistosoma

Blood-Dripping Moth

Name: Blood-Dripping Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Callidulidae

Blood-Red Soldier Beetle

Name: Blood-Red Soldier Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Woodland

Scientific name: Rhagonycha fulva

Blood-Sucking Conenose

Name: Blood-Sucking Conenose

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Triatoma

Bloodsucking Blackfly

Name: Bloodsucking Blackfly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Simulium venustum

Bloodsucking Conenose

Name: Bloodsucking Conenose

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Rural

Scientific name: Triatoma sanguisuga

Bloodworm

Name: Bloodworm

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Aquatic

Scientific name: Chironomidae

Blow Fly

Name: Blow Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Calliphoridae

Blowfish Beetle

Name: Blowfish Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Coastal

Scientific name: Prionocyphon serricornis

Blowfly

Name: Blowfly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Urban

Scientific name: Calliphoridae

Blue Ant

Name: Blue Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Diamma bicolor

Blue Beetle

Name: Blue Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Chrysomelidae

Blue-Legged Beetle

Name: Blue-Legged Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Temperate forests

Scientific name: Carabidae

Blue-Ringed Octopus

Name: Blue-Ringed Octopus

Order: Cephalopoda

Habitat: Marine

Scientific name: Hapalochlaena

Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly

Name: Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly

Order: Ephemeroptera

Habitat: Aquatic

Scientific name: Serratella ignita

Blueberry Maggot Fly

Name: Blueberry Maggot Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Agricultural

Scientific name: Rhagoletis mendax

Bluebottle Beetle

Name: Bluebottle Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forest

Scientific name: Chrysolina polita

Bluebottle Fly

Name: Bluebottle Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Calliphora

Bluejay Beetle

Name: Bluejay Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Pachybrachys

Bluet Damselfly

Name: Bluet Damselfly

Order: Odonata

Habitat: Wetland

Scientific name: Enallagma

Bobbing Beetle

Name: Bobbing Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Dendroctonus ponderosae

Bobbing Grasshopper

Name: Bobbing Grasshopper

Order: Orthoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Acrididae

Bobbit Worm

Name: Bobbit Worm

Order: Annelida

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Eunicidae

Bodkin Moth

Name: Bodkin Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Urban

Scientific name: Acrobasis

Bog Beetle

Name: Bog Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Wetland

Scientific name: Helophorus

Bog Scorpion

Name: Bog Scorpion

Order: Scorpiones

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Iurus

Boll Weevil

Name: Boll Weevil

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Cotton fields

Scientific name: Anthonomus grandis

Bombardier Beetle

Name: Bombardier Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Carabidae

Bombardier Moth

Name: Bombardier Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Cycnia tenera

Bombus Bee

Name: Bombus Bee

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Garden

Scientific name: Bombus terrestris

Boreal Ant

Name: Boreal Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Boreal forests

Scientific name: Formica lugubrис

Boreal Beetle

Name: Boreal Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Boreal forests

Scientific name: Cerambycidae

Borer Beetle

Name: Borer Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Buprestidae

Borer Moth

Name: Borer Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Forest

Scientific name: Agrilus

Bothy Cricket

Name: Bothy Cricket

Order: Orthoptera

Habitat: Caves

Scientific name: Rhaphidophoridae

Bottle Fly

Name: Bottle Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Calliphoridae

Bottle-Brush Bug

Name: Bottle-Brush Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Aquatic

Scientific name: Appasus major

Boundary Moth

Name: Boundary Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Crambidae

Brachypterous Cricket

Name: Brachypterous Cricket

Order: Orthoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Gryllidae

Brahmaea Moth

Name: Brahmaea Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Brahmaeidae

Bramble Sawfly

Name: Bramble Sawfly

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Woodland

Scientific name: Monophadnoides geniculatus

Branched Caddisfly

Name: Branched Caddisfly

Order: Trichoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Limnephilidae

Branchiopod

Name: Branchiopod

Order: Branchiopoda

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Branchiopoda

Brass Button

Name: Brass Button

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Europe, Asia

Scientific name: Cassida

Brassy Flea Beetle

Name: Brassy Flea Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Crop fields

Scientific name: Altica alni

Brentid Weevil

Name: Brentid Weevil

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Brentidae

Brier Bug

Name: Brier Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Shrublands

Scientific name: Corimelaenidae

Brightly Colored Beetle

Name: Brightly Colored Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Coccinellidae

Brindled Beetle

Name: Brindled Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Temperate forests

Scientific name: Carabidae

Bristle Fly

Name: Bristle Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Tachinidae

Bristly Beetle

Name: Bristly Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Hispa

Bristly Caterpillar

Name: Bristly Caterpillar

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Shrublands

Scientific name: Limacodidae

Bronze Ant

Name: Bronze Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Polyrhachis

Bronze Beetle

Name: Bronze Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Lucanidae

Bronze Bug

Name: Bronze Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Australia

Scientific name: Thaumastocoris peregrinus

Brown Anole Lizard Tick

Name: Brown Anole Lizard Tick

Order: Acari

Habitat: Urban

Scientific name: Amblyomma dissimile

Brown Ant

Name: Brown Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Linepithema humile

Brown Beetle

Name: Brown Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Coleoptera

Brown Lacewing

Name: Brown Lacewing

Order: Neuroptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Hemerobiidae

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Name: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Halyomorpha halys

Brown Planthopper

Name: Brown Planthopper

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Grassland

Scientific name: Nilaparvata lugens

Brown Praying Mantis

Name: Brown Praying Mantis

Order: Mantodea

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Mantis religiosa

Brown-Hooded Owlet

Name: Brown-Hooded Owlet

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Cucullia intermedia

Brown-Tail Moth

Name: Brown-Tail Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Europe, Asia

Scientific name: Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Bruchid Beetle

Name: Bruchid Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Woodland

Scientific name: Bruchinae

Brush-Footed Butterfly

Name: Brush-Footed Butterfly

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Nymphalidae

Brushwood Beetle

Name: Brushwood Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Woodland

Scientific name: Symbiotes latus

Buckeye

Name: Buckeye

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: North and South America

Scientific name: Junonia

Buffalo Fly

Name: Buffalo Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Australia

Scientific name: Haematobia irritans exigua

Bumblebee

Name: Bumblebee

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Bombus

Buprestid Beetle

Name: Buprestid Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Buprestidae

Burrowing Beetle

Name: Burrowing Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Geotrupidae

Burrowing Bug

Name: Burrowing Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Cydnidae

Burrowing Horse Fly

Name: Burrowing Horse Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Grassland

Scientific name: Stonemyia velutina

Burst Fruit Fly

Name: Burst Fruit Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: India, Pakistan

Scientific name: Dacus ciliatus

Burying Beetle

Name: Burying Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Nicrophorus

Bushcricket

Name: Bushcricket

Order: Orthoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Tettigoniidae

Buzzcut Cricket

Name: Buzzcut Cricket

Order: Orthoptera

Habitat: North America

Scientific name: Montezumina modesta

NameOrderHabitatScientific name
Baboon MothLepidopteraSub-Saharan AfricaCercophaninae
Baboon SpiderAraneaeAfricaHarpactirinae
BackswimmerHemipteraPonds, lakes, streamsNotonectidae
Baggy AntHymenopteraTropical forestsProceratium
Bagworm MothLepidopteraWorldwide, most commonly in warm climatesPsychidae
Bald-faced HornetHymenopteraNorth AmericaDolichovespula maculata
Ballooning SpiderAraneaeWorldwideAraneae
Bamboo Borer BeetleColeopteraAsia, Africa, South AmericaDinoderus minutus
Banded Burying BeetleColeopteraForestNicrophorus marginatus
Banded CricketOrthopteraGrasslandOecanthus nigricornis
Banded DragonflyOdonataFreshwaterProgomphus borealis
Banded Girdled Lizard BeetleColeopteraForestsGirdled Lizard Beetle
Banded HairstreakLepidopteraWoodlandsSatyrium calanus
Banded Longhorn BeetleColeopteraForestsStictoleptura scutellata
Banded PennantOdonataWetlandCelithemis fasciata
Banded Tiger MothLepidopteraWoodlandArctia caja
Banner-Winged BeetleColeopteraForestPlatysoma lecontei
Banyan Pit ScaleHemipteraAsia, AustraliaCeroplastes ceriferus
Bark BeetleColeopteraWorldwideScolytinae
Bark MantisMantodeaForestLiturgusa
BarkflyPsocopteraBarkLachesilla quercus
BarklousePsocodeaForestPsocoptera
Barn FlyDipteraWorldwideMusca domestica
BarnacleCrustaceaMarineBalanidae
Barred Wing MothLepidopteraAsia, Africa, AustraliaMicronia aculeata
Barrel BugHemipteraWoodlandBrochymena quadripustulata
Barrel-eyed Fish FlyMegalopteraFreshwaterDysmicohermes
BarreleyeOsteichthyesDeep oceanMacropinna microstoma
Barreleye Fish FlyNeuropteraFreshwaterAiace apicalis
Basil BugHemipteraGardenHalticus bractatus
Basilica BeetleColeopteraCentral and South AmericaChelodesmidae
Basilisk BeetleColeopteraTropical forestsEurysternus
Basilisk BugHemipteraTropical forestsAcanthocephala
Bat FlyDipteraCaveNycteribiidae
Batesian Mimic BeetleColeopteraForestsNecrodes surinamensis
Beach FleaAmphipodaCoastalOrchestia platensis
Bead-tailed BugHemipteraGrasslandsThyreocoris scarabaeoides
Bead-tailed LacewingNeuropteraForestLomamyia
Beamer BeetleColeopteraGrasslandsAgriotes lineatus
Bearclaw BeetleColeopteraForestsCerambyx cerdo
Beautiful DemoiselleOdonataStreamsCalopteryx virgo
Beauty BeetleColeopteraForestsBuprestis octoguttata
Bee Assassin BugHemipteraGardenApiomerus flaviventris
Bee BeetleColeopteraGardenTrichius fasciatus
Bee FlyDipteraWorldwideBombyliidae
Bee Mimic Hover FlyDipteraGardens and meadowsVolucella bombylans
Bee MothLepidopteraWorldwideAphomia sociella
Bee WolfHymenopteraEurope, Asia, North AfricaPhilanthus triangulum
Bee-Mimic Hover FlyDipteraMeadows and gardensEristalis tenax
Beekeeper FlyDipteraWoodlandCalliphoridae
Beesting AntHymenopteraTropical forestsOdontomachus
Beesting ScorpionflyMecopteraForestPanorpa germanica
Beet ArmywormLepidopteraWorldwideSpodoptera exigua
Beet LeafhopperHemipteraAgriculturalCirculifer tenellus
Beet WebwormLepidopteraAgriculturalLoxostege sticticalis
BeetleColeopteraWorldwideColeoptera
Beetle MiteMesostigmataSoilUropodidae
Beetle ParasiteHymenopteraWoodlandIchneumonidae
Beetle TermiteBlattodeaTropical forestsCryptocercidae
Beetle WeevilColeopteraForestsCurculionidae
BeewolfHymenopteraNorth America, EuropePhilanthinae
Bell MothLepidopteraForestAcrolophus
Bellflower Crab SpiderAraneaeFlower meadowsThomisus onustus
Bellflower MothLepidopteraGrasslandCucullia umbratica
Belligerent TermiteBlattodeaTropical forestsMacrotermes
Bellwort SawflyHymenopteraNorth AmericaNeodiprion pratti
Belly-Spot LadybirdColeopteraTemperate forestsCoccinellidae
Belted BuckmothLepidopteraForestsHemileuca maia
Belted FireflyColeopteraMoist woodlandsPhoturis pennsylvanica
Bent-winged BeetleColeopteraForestDineutus
Bess BeetleColeopteraEastern North AmericaOdontotaenius disjunctus
Bibio FlyDipteraGrasslandBibio marci
Bicolored Coreid BugHemipteraForestLeptoglossus clypealis
Bicolored Flower Longhorn BeetleColeopteraWoodlandJudolia sexmaculata
Big-Eyed BugHemipteraAgriculturalGeocoridae
Big-eyed BugHemipteraWorldwideGeocoridae
Bigeye BugHemipteraWorldwideGeocoridae
BillbugColeopteraNorth and South AmericaSphenophorus
Bindweed BeetleColeopteraCrop fieldsHydrothassa marginella
Biodiver StaneflyPlecopteraAquaticAmphinemura
Bioluminescent Click BeetleColeopteraTropical forestsPyrophorus
Birch Catkin BorerLepidopteraBirch TreesResseliella betulae
Birch Leaf MinerLepidopteraWoodlandFenusa pusilla
Birch SawflyHymenopteraForestsCimbex
Bird GrasshopperOrthopteraGrasslandsSchistocerca americana
Bird LousePhthirapteraWorldwideMallophaga
Birdbane SpiderAraneaeTropical forestsAtrax
Birdnest Fungus GnatDipteraForestsBradysia
Biston MothLepidopteraForestBiston betularia
Bitter Apple BeetleColeopteraWoodlandEpilachna borealis
Black AntHymenopteraWorldwideLasius niger
Black Antler BeetleColeopteraForestsPrionus coriarius
Black Assassin BugHemipteraWoodlandZelus renardii
Black Beauty BeetleColeopteraForestsChalcophora mariana
Black Bee FlyDipteraNorth AmericaAnthrax analis
Black Bengal BugHemipteraUrbanBlattella germanica
Black Blister BeetleColeopteraNorth AmericaNaupactus leucoloma
Black BlowflyDipteraUrbanPhormia regina
Black Bog BeetleColeopteraWetlandHelophorus grandis
Black BrocadeLepidopteraForestsApamea monoglypha
Black Carpet BeetleColeopteraWorldwideAttagenus megatoma
Black Caterpillar WaspHymenopteraTemperate forestsPompilidae
Black ChaferColeopteraGrasslandsMelolontha melolontha
Black CicadaHemipteraForestsDiceroprocta apache
Black Cuckoo BeeHymenopteraGrasslandsThyreus
Black Darkling BeetleColeopteraDesertEleodes
Black DartletOdonataStreamsArgia tibialis
Black Diving BeetleColeopteraWorldwideDytiscidae
Black Fire AntHymenopteraSouth America, Southern United StatesSolenopsis richteri
Black Fungus BeetleColeopteraTemperate forestsStaphylinidae
Black Fungus GnatDipteraForestSciara
Black Horse FlyDipteraWorldwideTabanus atratus
Black House AntHymenopteraWorldwideMonomorium pharaonis
Black KnightfishColeopteraFreshwaterHydrophilus
Black Pinion MothLepidopteraNorth America, EuropePrionoxystus robiniae
Black Scavenger FlyDipteraWorldwideSepsidae
Black SnakeflyRaphidiopteraForestAgulla
Black Soldier FlyDipteraWorldwideHermetia illucens
Black TickAcarinaWorldwideIxodidae
Black Velvet AntHymenopteraGrasslandsMutillidae
Black Watch BeetleColeopteraForestsCallichroma
Black-Footed Fungus BeetleColeopteraForestBolitophagus reticulatus
Black-Headed Marsh FlyDipteraWetlandSepedon
Black-Headed Mushroom GnatDipteraForestsBradysia impatiens
Black-Headed WaspHymenopteraUrban areasBaryglossa inermis
Black-Tipped Crane FlyDipteraWoodlandTipula abditiva
Blackberry LeafhopperHemipteraWoodlandEdwardsiana rosae
BlackflyDipteraWorldwideSimuliidae
Blackhead FirewormLepidopteraNorth AmericaRhopobota naevana
Blacklight BeetleColeopteraForestLucidota atra
Bladder Gall MidgeDipteraForestContarinia
Blade-Footed BeetleColeopteraAquaticNoterus clavicornis
Blaesoxipha Flesh FlyDipteraUrbanBlaesoxipha
Blastophagus Bark BeetleColeopteraForestBlastophagus
Blight BeetleColeopteraForestGlischrochilus
Blind Cave BeetleColeopteraCavesCarabidae
Blister BeetleColeopteraWorldwideMeloidae
Blister BugColeopteraGrasslandsEpicauta pestifera
Blister MidgeDipteraGrasslandsContarinia
Blood FlukeTrematodaFreshwaterSchistosoma
Blood-Dripping MothLepidopteraTropical forestsCallidulidae
Blood-Red Soldier BeetleColeopteraWoodlandRhagonycha fulva
Blood-Sucking ConenoseHemipteraGrasslandsTriatoma
Bloodsucking BlackflyDipteraForestsSimulium venustum
Bloodsucking ConenoseHemipteraRuralTriatoma sanguisuga
BloodwormDipteraAquaticChironomidae
Blow FlyDipteraWorldwideCalliphoridae
Blowfish BeetleColeopteraCoastalPrionocyphon serricornis
BlowflyDipteraUrbanCalliphoridae
Blue AntHymenopteraGrasslandsDiamma bicolor
Blue BeetleColeopteraWorldwideChrysomelidae
Blue-Legged BeetleColeopteraTemperate forestsCarabidae
Blue-Ringed OctopusCephalopodaMarineHapalochlaena
Blue-Winged Olive MayflyEphemeropteraAquaticSerratella ignita
Blueberry Maggot FlyDipteraAgriculturalRhagoletis mendax
Bluebottle BeetleColeopteraForestChrysolina polita
Bluebottle FlyDipteraWorldwideCalliphora
Bluejay BeetleColeopteraForestsPachybrachys
Bluet DamselflyOdonataWetlandEnallagma
Bobbing BeetleColeopteraForestsDendroctonus ponderosae
Bobbing GrasshopperOrthopteraGrasslandsAcrididae
Bobbit WormAnnelidaWorldwideEunicidae
Bodkin MothLepidopteraUrbanAcrobasis
Bog BeetleColeopteraWetlandHelophorus
Bog ScorpionScorpionesWetlandsIurus
Boll WeevilColeopteraCotton fieldsAnthonomus grandis
Bombardier BeetleColeopteraWorldwideCarabidae
Bombardier MothLepidopteraForestsCycnia tenera
Bombus BeeHymenopteraGardenBombus terrestris
Boreal AntHymenopteraBoreal forestsFormica lugubrис
Boreal BeetleColeopteraBoreal forestsCerambycidae
Borer BeetleColeopteraWorldwideBuprestidae
Borer MothLepidopteraForestAgrilus
Bothy CricketOrthopteraCavesRhaphidophoridae
Bottle FlyDipteraWorldwideCalliphoridae
Bottle-Brush BugHemipteraAquaticAppasus major
Boundary MothLepidopteraGrasslandsCrambidae
Brachypterous CricketOrthopteraWorldwideGryllidae
Brahmaea MothLepidopteraForestsBrahmaeidae
Bramble SawflyHymenopteraWoodlandMonophadnoides geniculatus
Branched CaddisflyTrichopteraWorldwideLimnephilidae
BranchiopodBranchiopodaWorldwideBranchiopoda
Brass ButtonColeopteraEurope, AsiaCassida
Brassy Flea BeetleColeopteraCrop fieldsAltica alni
Brentid WeevilColeopteraWorldwideBrentidae
Brier BugHemipteraShrublandsCorimelaenidae
Brightly Colored BeetleColeopteraForestsCoccinellidae
Brindled BeetleColeopteraTemperate forestsCarabidae
Bristle FlyDipteraWorldwideTachinidae
Bristly BeetleColeopteraGrasslandsHispa
Bristly CaterpillarLepidopteraShrublandsLimacodidae
Bronze AntHymenopteraForestsPolyrhachis
Bronze BeetleColeopteraGrasslandsLucanidae
Bronze BugHemipteraAustraliaThaumastocoris peregrinus
Brown Anole Lizard TickAcariUrbanAmblyomma dissimile
Brown AntHymenopteraWorldwideLinepithema humile
Brown BeetleColeopteraWorldwideColeoptera
Brown LacewingNeuropteraWorldwideHemerobiidae
Brown Marmorated Stink BugHemipteraWorldwideHalyomorpha halys
Brown PlanthopperHemipteraGrasslandNilaparvata lugens
Brown Praying MantisMantodeaGrasslandsMantis religiosa
Brown-Hooded OwletLepidopteraForestsCucullia intermedia
Brown-Tail MothLepidopteraEurope, AsiaEuproctis chrysorrhoea
Bruchid BeetleColeopteraWoodlandBruchinae
Brush-Footed ButterflyLepidopteraForestsNymphalidae
Brushwood BeetleColeopteraWoodlandSymbiotes latus
BuckeyeLepidopteraNorth and South AmericaJunonia
Buffalo FlyDipteraAustraliaHaematobia irritans exigua
BumblebeeHymenopteraWorldwideBombus
Buprestid BeetleColeopteraWorldwideBuprestidae
Burrowing BeetleColeopteraGrasslandsGeotrupidae
Burrowing BugHemipteraGrasslandsCydnidae
Burrowing Horse FlyDipteraGrasslandStonemyia velutina
Burst Fruit FlyDipteraIndia, PakistanDacus ciliatus
Burying BeetleColeopteraWorldwideNicrophorus
BushcricketOrthopteraWorldwideTettigoniidae
Buzzcut CricketOrthopteraNorth AmericaMontezumina modesta

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