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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
Name: Baboon Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Sub-Saharan Africa
Scientific name: Cercophaninae
Name: Baboon Spider
Order: Araneae
Habitat: Africa
Scientific name: Harpactirinae
Name: Backswimmer
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Ponds, lakes, streams
Scientific name: Notonectidae
Name: Baggy Ant
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: Tropical forests
Scientific name: Proceratium
Name: Bagworm Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Worldwide, most commonly in warm climates
Scientific name: Psychidae
Name: Bald-faced Hornet
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: North America
Scientific name: Dolichovespula maculata
Name: Ballooning Spider
Order: Araneae
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Araneae
Name: Bamboo Borer Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Asia, Africa, South America
Scientific name: Dinoderus minutus
Name: Banded Burying Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Forest
Scientific name: Nicrophorus marginatus
Name: Banded Cricket
Order: Orthoptera
Habitat: Grassland
Scientific name: Oecanthus nigricornis
Name: Banded Dragonfly
Order: Odonata
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Progomphus borealis
Name: Banded Girdled Lizard Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Girdled Lizard Beetle
Name: Banded Hairstreak
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Woodlands
Scientific name: Satyrium calanus
Name: Banded Longhorn Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Stictoleptura scutellata
Name: Banded Pennant
Order: Odonata
Habitat: Wetland
Scientific name: Celithemis fasciata
Name: Banded Tiger Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Woodland
Scientific name: Arctia caja
Name: Banner-Winged Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Forest
Scientific name: Platysoma lecontei
Name: Banyan Pit Scale
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Asia, Australia
Scientific name: Ceroplastes ceriferus
Name: Bark Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Scolytinae
Name: Bark Mantis
Order: Mantodea
Habitat: Forest
Scientific name: Liturgusa
Name: Barkfly
Order: Psocoptera
Habitat: Bark
Scientific name: Lachesilla quercus
Name: Barklouse
Order: Psocodea
Habitat: Forest
Scientific name: Psocoptera
Name: Barn Fly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Musca domestica
Name: Barnacle
Order: Crustacea
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Balanidae
Name: Barred Wing Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Asia, Africa, Australia
Scientific name: Micronia aculeata
Name: Barrel Bug
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Woodland
Scientific name: Brochymena quadripustulata
Name: Barrel-eyed Fish Fly
Order: Megaloptera
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Dysmicohermes
Name: Barreleye
Order: Osteichthyes
Habitat: Deep ocean
Scientific name: Macropinna microstoma
Name: Barreleye Fish Fly
Order: Neuroptera
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Aiace apicalis
Name: Basil Bug
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Garden
Scientific name: Halticus bractatus
Name: Basilica Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Central and South America
Scientific name: Chelodesmidae
Name: Basilisk Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Tropical forests
Scientific name: Eurysternus
Name: Basilisk Bug
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Tropical forests
Scientific name: Acanthocephala
Name: Bat Fly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Cave
Scientific name: Nycteribiidae
Name: Batesian Mimic Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Necrodes surinamensis
Name: Beach Flea
Order: Amphipoda
Habitat: Coastal
Scientific name: Orchestia platensis
Name: Bead-tailed Bug
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Thyreocoris scarabaeoides
Name: Bead-tailed Lacewing
Order: Neuroptera
Habitat: Forest
Scientific name: Lomamyia
Name: Beamer Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Agriotes lineatus
Name: Bearclaw Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Cerambyx cerdo
Name: Beautiful Demoiselle
Order: Odonata
Habitat: Streams
Scientific name: Calopteryx virgo
Name: Beauty Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Buprestis octoguttata
Name: Bee Assassin Bug
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Garden
Scientific name: Apiomerus flaviventris
Name: Bee Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Garden
Scientific name: Trichius fasciatus
Name: Bee Fly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Bombyliidae
Name: Bee Mimic Hover Fly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Gardens and meadows
Scientific name: Volucella bombylans
Name: Bee Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Aphomia sociella
Name: Bee Wolf
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: Europe, Asia, North Africa
Scientific name: Philanthus triangulum
Name: Bee-Mimic Hover Fly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Meadows and gardens
Scientific name: Eristalis tenax
Name: Beekeeper Fly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Woodland
Scientific name: Calliphoridae
Name: Beesting Ant
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: Tropical forests
Scientific name: Odontomachus
Name: Beesting Scorpionfly
Order: Mecoptera
Habitat: Forest
Scientific name: Panorpa germanica
Name: Beet Armyworm
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Spodoptera exigua
Name: Beet Leafhopper
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Agricultural
Scientific name: Circulifer tenellus
Name: Beet Webworm
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Agricultural
Scientific name: Loxostege sticticalis
Name: Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Coleoptera
Name: Beetle Mite
Order: Mesostigmata
Habitat: Soil
Scientific name: Uropodidae
Name: Beetle Parasite
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: Woodland
Scientific name: Ichneumonidae
Name: Beetle Termite
Order: Blattodea
Habitat: Tropical forests
Scientific name: Cryptocercidae
Name: Beetle Weevil
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Curculionidae
Name: Beewolf
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: North America, Europe
Scientific name: Philanthinae
Name: Bell Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Forest
Scientific name: Acrolophus
Name: Bellflower Crab Spider
Order: Araneae
Habitat: Flower meadows
Scientific name: Thomisus onustus
Name: Bellflower Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Grassland
Scientific name: Cucullia umbratica
Name: Belligerent Termite
Order: Blattodea
Habitat: Tropical forests
Scientific name: Macrotermes
Name: Bellwort Sawfly
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: North America
Scientific name: Neodiprion pratti
Name: Belly-Spot Ladybird
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Temperate forests
Scientific name: Coccinellidae
Name: Belted Buckmoth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Hemileuca maia
Name: Belted Firefly
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Moist woodlands
Scientific name: Photuris pennsylvanica
Name: Bent-winged Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Forest
Scientific name: Dineutus
Name: Bess Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Eastern North America
Scientific name: Odontotaenius disjunctus
Name: Bibio Fly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Grassland
Scientific name: Bibio marci
Name: Bicolored Coreid Bug
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Forest
Scientific name: Leptoglossus clypealis
Name: Bicolored Flower Longhorn Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Woodland
Scientific name: Judolia sexmaculata
Name: Big-Eyed Bug
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Agricultural
Scientific name: Geocoridae
Name: Big-eyed Bug
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Geocoridae
Name: Bigeye Bug
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Geocoridae
Name: Billbug
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: North and South America
Scientific name: Sphenophorus
Name: Bindweed Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Crop fields
Scientific name: Hydrothassa marginella
Name: Biodiver Stanefly
Order: Plecoptera
Habitat: Aquatic
Scientific name: Amphinemura
Name: Bioluminescent Click Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Tropical forests
Scientific name: Pyrophorus
Name: Birch Catkin Borer
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Birch Trees
Scientific name: Resseliella betulae
Name: Birch Leaf Miner
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Woodland
Scientific name: Fenusa pusilla
Name: Birch Sawfly
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Cimbex
Name: Bird Grasshopper
Order: Orthoptera
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Schistocerca americana
Name: Bird Louse
Order: Phthiraptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Mallophaga
Name: Birdbane Spider
Order: Araneae
Habitat: Tropical forests
Scientific name: Atrax
Name: Birdnest Fungus Gnat
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Bradysia
Name: Biston Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Forest
Scientific name: Biston betularia
Name: Bitter Apple Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Woodland
Scientific name: Epilachna borealis
Name: Black Ant
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Lasius niger
Name: Black Antler Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Prionus coriarius
Name: Black Assassin Bug
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Woodland
Scientific name: Zelus renardii
Name: Black Beauty Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Chalcophora mariana
Name: Black Bee Fly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: North America
Scientific name: Anthrax analis
Name: Black Bengal Bug
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Urban
Scientific name: Blattella germanica
Name: Black Blister Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: North America
Scientific name: Naupactus leucoloma
Name: Black Blowfly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Urban
Scientific name: Phormia regina
Name: Black Bog Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Wetland
Scientific name: Helophorus grandis
Name: Black Brocade
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Apamea monoglypha
Name: Black Carpet Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Attagenus megatoma
Name: Black Caterpillar Wasp
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: Temperate forests
Scientific name: Pompilidae
Name: Black Chafer
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Melolontha melolontha
Name: Black Cicada
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Diceroprocta apache
Name: Black Cuckoo Bee
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Thyreus
Name: Black Darkling Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Desert
Scientific name: Eleodes
Name: Black Dartlet
Order: Odonata
Habitat: Streams
Scientific name: Argia tibialis
Name: Black Diving Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Dytiscidae
Name: Black Fire Ant
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: South America, Southern United States
Scientific name: Solenopsis richteri
Name: Black Fungus Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Temperate forests
Scientific name: Staphylinidae
Name: Black Fungus Gnat
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Forest
Scientific name: Sciara
Name: Black Horse Fly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Tabanus atratus
Name: Black House Ant
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Monomorium pharaonis
Name: Black Knightfish
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Hydrophilus
Name: Black Pinion Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: North America, Europe
Scientific name: Prionoxystus robiniae
Name: Black Scavenger Fly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Sepsidae
Name: Black Snakefly
Order: Raphidioptera
Habitat: Forest
Scientific name: Agulla
Name: Black Soldier Fly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Hermetia illucens
Name: Black Tick
Order: Acarina
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Ixodidae
Name: Black Velvet Ant
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Mutillidae
Name: Black Watch Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Callichroma
Name: Black-Footed Fungus Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Forest
Scientific name: Bolitophagus reticulatus
Name: Black-Headed Marsh Fly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Wetland
Scientific name: Sepedon
Name: Black-Headed Mushroom Gnat
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Bradysia impatiens
Name: Black-Headed Wasp
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: Urban areas
Scientific name: Baryglossa inermis
Name: Black-Tipped Crane Fly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Woodland
Scientific name: Tipula abditiva
Name: Blackberry Leafhopper
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Woodland
Scientific name: Edwardsiana rosae
Name: Blackfly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Simuliidae
Name: Blackhead Fireworm
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: North America
Scientific name: Rhopobota naevana
Name: Blacklight Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Forest
Scientific name: Lucidota atra
Name: Bladder Gall Midge
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Forest
Scientific name: Contarinia
Name: Blade-Footed Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Aquatic
Scientific name: Noterus clavicornis
Name: Blaesoxipha Flesh Fly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Urban
Scientific name: Blaesoxipha
Name: Blastophagus Bark Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Forest
Scientific name: Blastophagus
Name: Blight Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Forest
Scientific name: Glischrochilus
Name: Blind Cave Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Caves
Scientific name: Carabidae
Name: Blister Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Meloidae
Name: Blister Bug
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Epicauta pestifera
Name: Blister Midge
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Contarinia
Name: Blood Fluke
Order: Trematoda
Habitat: Freshwater
Scientific name: Schistosoma
Name: Blood-Dripping Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Tropical forests
Scientific name: Callidulidae
Name: Blood-Red Soldier Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Woodland
Scientific name: Rhagonycha fulva
Name: Blood-Sucking Conenose
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Triatoma
Name: Bloodsucking Blackfly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Simulium venustum
Name: Bloodsucking Conenose
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Rural
Scientific name: Triatoma sanguisuga
Name: Bloodworm
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Aquatic
Scientific name: Chironomidae
Name: Blow Fly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Calliphoridae
Name: Blowfish Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Coastal
Scientific name: Prionocyphon serricornis
Name: Blowfly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Urban
Scientific name: Calliphoridae
Name: Blue Ant
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Diamma bicolor
Name: Blue Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Chrysomelidae
Name: Blue-Legged Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Temperate forests
Scientific name: Carabidae
Name: Blue-Ringed Octopus
Order: Cephalopoda
Habitat: Marine
Scientific name: Hapalochlaena
Name: Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly
Order: Ephemeroptera
Habitat: Aquatic
Scientific name: Serratella ignita
Name: Blueberry Maggot Fly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Agricultural
Scientific name: Rhagoletis mendax
Name: Bluebottle Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Forest
Scientific name: Chrysolina polita
Name: Bluebottle Fly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Calliphora
Name: Bluejay Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Pachybrachys
Name: Bluet Damselfly
Order: Odonata
Habitat: Wetland
Scientific name: Enallagma
Name: Bobbing Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Dendroctonus ponderosae
Name: Bobbing Grasshopper
Order: Orthoptera
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Acrididae
Name: Bobbit Worm
Order: Annelida
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Eunicidae
Name: Bodkin Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Urban
Scientific name: Acrobasis
Name: Bog Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Wetland
Scientific name: Helophorus
Name: Bog Scorpion
Order: Scorpiones
Habitat: Wetlands
Scientific name: Iurus
Name: Boll Weevil
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Cotton fields
Scientific name: Anthonomus grandis
Name: Bombardier Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Carabidae
Name: Bombardier Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Cycnia tenera
Name: Bombus Bee
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: Garden
Scientific name: Bombus terrestris
Name: Boreal Ant
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: Boreal forests
Scientific name: Formica lugubrис
Name: Boreal Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Boreal forests
Scientific name: Cerambycidae
Name: Borer Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Buprestidae
Name: Borer Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Forest
Scientific name: Agrilus
Name: Bothy Cricket
Order: Orthoptera
Habitat: Caves
Scientific name: Rhaphidophoridae
Name: Bottle Fly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Calliphoridae
Name: Bottle-Brush Bug
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Aquatic
Scientific name: Appasus major
Name: Boundary Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Crambidae
Name: Brachypterous Cricket
Order: Orthoptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Gryllidae
Name: Brahmaea Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Brahmaeidae
Name: Bramble Sawfly
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: Woodland
Scientific name: Monophadnoides geniculatus
Name: Branched Caddisfly
Order: Trichoptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Limnephilidae
Name: Branchiopod
Order: Branchiopoda
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Branchiopoda
Name: Brass Button
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Europe, Asia
Scientific name: Cassida
Name: Brassy Flea Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Crop fields
Scientific name: Altica alni
Name: Brentid Weevil
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Brentidae
Name: Brier Bug
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Shrublands
Scientific name: Corimelaenidae
Name: Brightly Colored Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Coccinellidae
Name: Brindled Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Temperate forests
Scientific name: Carabidae
Name: Bristle Fly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Tachinidae
Name: Bristly Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Hispa
Name: Bristly Caterpillar
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Shrublands
Scientific name: Limacodidae
Name: Bronze Ant
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Polyrhachis
Name: Bronze Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Lucanidae
Name: Bronze Bug
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Australia
Scientific name: Thaumastocoris peregrinus
Name: Brown Anole Lizard Tick
Order: Acari
Habitat: Urban
Scientific name: Amblyomma dissimile
Name: Brown Ant
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Linepithema humile
Name: Brown Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Coleoptera
Name: Brown Lacewing
Order: Neuroptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Hemerobiidae
Name: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Halyomorpha halys
Name: Brown Planthopper
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Grassland
Scientific name: Nilaparvata lugens
Name: Brown Praying Mantis
Order: Mantodea
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Mantis religiosa
Name: Brown-Hooded Owlet
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Cucullia intermedia
Name: Brown-Tail Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Europe, Asia
Scientific name: Euproctis chrysorrhoea
Name: Bruchid Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Woodland
Scientific name: Bruchinae
Name: Brush-Footed Butterfly
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Nymphalidae
Name: Brushwood Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Woodland
Scientific name: Symbiotes latus
Name: Buckeye
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: North and South America
Scientific name: Junonia
Name: Buffalo Fly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Australia
Scientific name: Haematobia irritans exigua
Name: Bumblebee
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Bombus
Name: Buprestid Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Buprestidae
Name: Burrowing Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Geotrupidae
Name: Burrowing Bug
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Cydnidae
Name: Burrowing Horse Fly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Grassland
Scientific name: Stonemyia velutina
Name: Burst Fruit Fly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: India, Pakistan
Scientific name: Dacus ciliatus
Name: Burying Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Nicrophorus
Name: Bushcricket
Order: Orthoptera
Habitat: Worldwide
Scientific name: Tettigoniidae
Name: Buzzcut Cricket
Order: Orthoptera
Habitat: North America
Scientific name: Montezumina modesta
Name Order Habitat Scientific name Baboon Moth Lepidoptera Sub-Saharan Africa Cercophaninae Baboon Spider Araneae Africa Harpactirinae Backswimmer Hemiptera Ponds, lakes, streams Notonectidae Baggy Ant Hymenoptera Tropical forests Proceratium Bagworm Moth Lepidoptera Worldwide, most commonly in warm climates Psychidae Bald-faced Hornet Hymenoptera North America Dolichovespula maculata Ballooning Spider Araneae Worldwide Araneae Bamboo Borer Beetle Coleoptera Asia, Africa, South America Dinoderus minutus Banded Burying Beetle Coleoptera Forest Nicrophorus marginatus Banded Cricket Orthoptera Grassland Oecanthus nigricornis Banded Dragonfly Odonata Freshwater Progomphus borealis Banded Girdled Lizard Beetle Coleoptera Forests Girdled Lizard Beetle Banded Hairstreak Lepidoptera Woodlands Satyrium calanus Banded Longhorn Beetle Coleoptera Forests Stictoleptura scutellata Banded Pennant Odonata Wetland Celithemis fasciata Banded Tiger Moth Lepidoptera Woodland Arctia caja Banner-Winged Beetle Coleoptera Forest Platysoma lecontei Banyan Pit Scale Hemiptera Asia, Australia Ceroplastes ceriferus Bark Beetle Coleoptera Worldwide Scolytinae Bark Mantis Mantodea Forest Liturgusa Barkfly Psocoptera Bark Lachesilla quercus Barklouse Psocodea Forest Psocoptera Barn Fly Diptera Worldwide Musca domestica Barnacle Crustacea Marine Balanidae Barred Wing Moth Lepidoptera Asia, Africa, Australia Micronia aculeata Barrel Bug Hemiptera Woodland Brochymena quadripustulata Barrel-eyed Fish Fly Megaloptera Freshwater Dysmicohermes Barreleye Osteichthyes Deep ocean Macropinna microstoma Barreleye Fish Fly Neuroptera Freshwater Aiace apicalis Basil Bug Hemiptera Garden Halticus bractatus Basilica Beetle Coleoptera Central and South America Chelodesmidae Basilisk Beetle Coleoptera Tropical forests Eurysternus Basilisk Bug Hemiptera Tropical forests Acanthocephala Bat Fly Diptera Cave Nycteribiidae Batesian Mimic Beetle Coleoptera Forests Necrodes surinamensis Beach Flea Amphipoda Coastal Orchestia platensis Bead-tailed Bug Hemiptera Grasslands Thyreocoris scarabaeoides Bead-tailed Lacewing Neuroptera Forest Lomamyia Beamer Beetle Coleoptera Grasslands Agriotes lineatus Bearclaw Beetle Coleoptera Forests Cerambyx cerdo Beautiful Demoiselle Odonata Streams Calopteryx virgo Beauty Beetle Coleoptera Forests Buprestis octoguttata Bee Assassin Bug Hemiptera Garden Apiomerus flaviventris Bee Beetle Coleoptera Garden Trichius fasciatus Bee Fly Diptera Worldwide Bombyliidae Bee Mimic Hover Fly Diptera Gardens and meadows Volucella bombylans Bee Moth Lepidoptera Worldwide Aphomia sociella Bee Wolf Hymenoptera Europe, Asia, North Africa Philanthus triangulum Bee-Mimic Hover Fly Diptera Meadows and gardens Eristalis tenax Beekeeper Fly Diptera Woodland Calliphoridae Beesting Ant Hymenoptera Tropical forests Odontomachus Beesting Scorpionfly Mecoptera Forest Panorpa germanica Beet Armyworm Lepidoptera Worldwide Spodoptera exigua Beet Leafhopper Hemiptera Agricultural Circulifer tenellus Beet Webworm Lepidoptera Agricultural Loxostege sticticalis Beetle Coleoptera Worldwide Coleoptera Beetle Mite Mesostigmata Soil Uropodidae Beetle Parasite Hymenoptera Woodland Ichneumonidae Beetle Termite Blattodea Tropical forests Cryptocercidae Beetle Weevil Coleoptera Forests Curculionidae Beewolf Hymenoptera North America, Europe Philanthinae Bell Moth Lepidoptera Forest Acrolophus Bellflower Crab Spider Araneae Flower meadows Thomisus onustus Bellflower Moth Lepidoptera Grassland Cucullia umbratica Belligerent Termite Blattodea Tropical forests Macrotermes Bellwort Sawfly Hymenoptera North America Neodiprion pratti Belly-Spot Ladybird Coleoptera Temperate forests Coccinellidae Belted Buckmoth Lepidoptera Forests Hemileuca maia Belted Firefly Coleoptera Moist woodlands Photuris pennsylvanica Bent-winged Beetle Coleoptera Forest Dineutus Bess Beetle Coleoptera Eastern North America Odontotaenius disjunctus Bibio Fly Diptera Grassland Bibio marci Bicolored Coreid Bug Hemiptera Forest Leptoglossus clypealis Bicolored Flower Longhorn Beetle Coleoptera Woodland Judolia sexmaculata Big-Eyed Bug Hemiptera Agricultural Geocoridae Big-eyed Bug Hemiptera Worldwide Geocoridae Bigeye Bug Hemiptera Worldwide Geocoridae Billbug Coleoptera North and South America Sphenophorus Bindweed Beetle Coleoptera Crop fields Hydrothassa marginella Biodiver Stanefly Plecoptera Aquatic Amphinemura Bioluminescent Click Beetle Coleoptera Tropical forests Pyrophorus Birch Catkin Borer Lepidoptera Birch Trees Resseliella betulae Birch Leaf Miner Lepidoptera Woodland Fenusa pusilla Birch Sawfly Hymenoptera Forests Cimbex Bird Grasshopper Orthoptera Grasslands Schistocerca americana Bird Louse Phthiraptera Worldwide Mallophaga Birdbane Spider Araneae Tropical forests Atrax Birdnest Fungus Gnat Diptera Forests Bradysia Biston Moth Lepidoptera Forest Biston betularia Bitter Apple Beetle Coleoptera Woodland Epilachna borealis Black Ant Hymenoptera Worldwide Lasius niger Black Antler Beetle Coleoptera Forests Prionus coriarius Black Assassin Bug Hemiptera Woodland Zelus renardii Black Beauty Beetle Coleoptera Forests Chalcophora mariana Black Bee Fly Diptera North America Anthrax analis Black Bengal Bug Hemiptera Urban Blattella germanica Black Blister Beetle Coleoptera North America Naupactus leucoloma Black Blowfly Diptera Urban Phormia regina Black Bog Beetle Coleoptera Wetland Helophorus grandis Black Brocade Lepidoptera Forests Apamea monoglypha Black Carpet Beetle Coleoptera Worldwide Attagenus megatoma Black Caterpillar Wasp Hymenoptera Temperate forests Pompilidae Black Chafer Coleoptera Grasslands Melolontha melolontha Black Cicada Hemiptera Forests Diceroprocta apache Black Cuckoo Bee Hymenoptera Grasslands Thyreus Black Darkling Beetle Coleoptera Desert Eleodes Black Dartlet Odonata Streams Argia tibialis Black Diving Beetle Coleoptera Worldwide Dytiscidae Black Fire Ant Hymenoptera South America, Southern United States Solenopsis richteri Black Fungus Beetle Coleoptera Temperate forests Staphylinidae Black Fungus Gnat Diptera Forest Sciara Black Horse Fly Diptera Worldwide Tabanus atratus Black House Ant Hymenoptera Worldwide Monomorium pharaonis Black Knightfish Coleoptera Freshwater Hydrophilus Black Pinion Moth Lepidoptera North America, Europe Prionoxystus robiniae Black Scavenger Fly Diptera Worldwide Sepsidae Black Snakefly Raphidioptera Forest Agulla Black Soldier Fly Diptera Worldwide Hermetia illucens Black Tick Acarina Worldwide Ixodidae Black Velvet Ant Hymenoptera Grasslands Mutillidae Black Watch Beetle Coleoptera Forests Callichroma Black-Footed Fungus Beetle Coleoptera Forest Bolitophagus reticulatus Black-Headed Marsh Fly Diptera Wetland Sepedon Black-Headed Mushroom Gnat Diptera Forests Bradysia impatiens Black-Headed Wasp Hymenoptera Urban areas Baryglossa inermis Black-Tipped Crane Fly Diptera Woodland Tipula abditiva Blackberry Leafhopper Hemiptera Woodland Edwardsiana rosae Blackfly Diptera Worldwide Simuliidae Blackhead Fireworm Lepidoptera North America Rhopobota naevana Blacklight Beetle Coleoptera Forest Lucidota atra Bladder Gall Midge Diptera Forest Contarinia Blade-Footed Beetle Coleoptera Aquatic Noterus clavicornis Blaesoxipha Flesh Fly Diptera Urban Blaesoxipha Blastophagus Bark Beetle Coleoptera Forest Blastophagus Blight Beetle Coleoptera Forest Glischrochilus Blind Cave Beetle Coleoptera Caves Carabidae Blister Beetle Coleoptera Worldwide Meloidae Blister Bug Coleoptera Grasslands Epicauta pestifera Blister Midge Diptera Grasslands Contarinia Blood Fluke Trematoda Freshwater Schistosoma Blood-Dripping Moth Lepidoptera Tropical forests Callidulidae Blood-Red Soldier Beetle Coleoptera Woodland Rhagonycha fulva Blood-Sucking Conenose Hemiptera Grasslands Triatoma Bloodsucking Blackfly Diptera Forests Simulium venustum Bloodsucking Conenose Hemiptera Rural Triatoma sanguisuga Bloodworm Diptera Aquatic Chironomidae Blow Fly Diptera Worldwide Calliphoridae Blowfish Beetle Coleoptera Coastal Prionocyphon serricornis Blowfly Diptera Urban Calliphoridae Blue Ant Hymenoptera Grasslands Diamma bicolor Blue Beetle Coleoptera Worldwide Chrysomelidae Blue-Legged Beetle Coleoptera Temperate forests Carabidae Blue-Ringed Octopus Cephalopoda Marine Hapalochlaena Blue-Winged Olive Mayfly Ephemeroptera Aquatic Serratella ignita Blueberry Maggot Fly Diptera Agricultural Rhagoletis mendax Bluebottle Beetle Coleoptera Forest Chrysolina polita Bluebottle Fly Diptera Worldwide Calliphora Bluejay Beetle Coleoptera Forests Pachybrachys Bluet Damselfly Odonata Wetland Enallagma Bobbing Beetle Coleoptera Forests Dendroctonus ponderosae Bobbing Grasshopper Orthoptera Grasslands Acrididae Bobbit Worm Annelida Worldwide Eunicidae Bodkin Moth Lepidoptera Urban Acrobasis Bog Beetle Coleoptera Wetland Helophorus Bog Scorpion Scorpiones Wetlands Iurus Boll Weevil Coleoptera Cotton fields Anthonomus grandis Bombardier Beetle Coleoptera Worldwide Carabidae Bombardier Moth Lepidoptera Forests Cycnia tenera Bombus Bee Hymenoptera Garden Bombus terrestris Boreal Ant Hymenoptera Boreal forests Formica lugubrис Boreal Beetle Coleoptera Boreal forests Cerambycidae Borer Beetle Coleoptera Worldwide Buprestidae Borer Moth Lepidoptera Forest Agrilus Bothy Cricket Orthoptera Caves Rhaphidophoridae Bottle Fly Diptera Worldwide Calliphoridae Bottle-Brush Bug Hemiptera Aquatic Appasus major Boundary Moth Lepidoptera Grasslands Crambidae Brachypterous Cricket Orthoptera Worldwide Gryllidae Brahmaea Moth Lepidoptera Forests Brahmaeidae Bramble Sawfly Hymenoptera Woodland Monophadnoides geniculatus Branched Caddisfly Trichoptera Worldwide Limnephilidae Branchiopod Branchiopoda Worldwide Branchiopoda Brass Button Coleoptera Europe, Asia Cassida Brassy Flea Beetle Coleoptera Crop fields Altica alni Brentid Weevil Coleoptera Worldwide Brentidae Brier Bug Hemiptera Shrublands Corimelaenidae Brightly Colored Beetle Coleoptera Forests Coccinellidae Brindled Beetle Coleoptera Temperate forests Carabidae Bristle Fly Diptera Worldwide Tachinidae Bristly Beetle Coleoptera Grasslands Hispa Bristly Caterpillar Lepidoptera Shrublands Limacodidae Bronze Ant Hymenoptera Forests Polyrhachis Bronze Beetle Coleoptera Grasslands Lucanidae Bronze Bug Hemiptera Australia Thaumastocoris peregrinus Brown Anole Lizard Tick Acari Urban Amblyomma dissimile Brown Ant Hymenoptera Worldwide Linepithema humile Brown Beetle Coleoptera Worldwide Coleoptera Brown Lacewing Neuroptera Worldwide Hemerobiidae Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Hemiptera Worldwide Halyomorpha halys Brown Planthopper Hemiptera Grassland Nilaparvata lugens Brown Praying Mantis Mantodea Grasslands Mantis religiosa Brown-Hooded Owlet Lepidoptera Forests Cucullia intermedia Brown-Tail Moth Lepidoptera Europe, Asia Euproctis chrysorrhoea Bruchid Beetle Coleoptera Woodland Bruchinae Brush-Footed Butterfly Lepidoptera Forests Nymphalidae Brushwood Beetle Coleoptera Woodland Symbiotes latus Buckeye Lepidoptera North and South America Junonia Buffalo Fly Diptera Australia Haematobia irritans exigua Bumblebee Hymenoptera Worldwide Bombus Buprestid Beetle Coleoptera Worldwide Buprestidae Burrowing Beetle Coleoptera Grasslands Geotrupidae Burrowing Bug Hemiptera Grasslands Cydnidae Burrowing Horse Fly Diptera Grassland Stonemyia velutina Burst Fruit Fly Diptera India, Pakistan Dacus ciliatus Burying Beetle Coleoptera Worldwide Nicrophorus Bushcricket Orthoptera Worldwide Tettigoniidae Buzzcut Cricket Orthoptera North America Montezumina modesta