
There are 133 insects that start with the letter F, from Fairy Shrimp to Furry Shieldback. 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: Fawn Sphinx Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Deciduous forests
Scientific name: Pachysphinx modesta
Name: Feltia Cutworm
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Meadows and gardens
Scientific name: Feltia jaculifera
Name: Fendler's Bug
Order: Hemiptera
Habitat: Pinyon-juniper woodlands
Scientific name: Phytocoris fendleri
Name: Ferruginous Red Ant
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: Open habitats
Scientific name: Formica obscuripes
Name: Fewspotted Lady Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Crops
Scientific name: Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
Name: Feydtweiler's Jumping Spider
Order: Araneae
Habitat: Coniferous forests
Scientific name: Phidippus feydtweilerae
Name: Filigreed Darkling Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Coastal regions
Scientific name: Phaleria picipes
Name: Filigreed Geometer Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Woodlands
Scientific name: Iridopsis defectaria
Name: Filigreed June Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Grasslands
Scientific name: Polyphylla decemlineata
Name: Filmy Forage Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Forests and Grasslands
Scientific name: Lathropus filiformis
Name: Fine-Lined Pinion Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Woodlands
Scientific name: Lithophane gracilis
Name: Fir Cone Midge
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Coniferous forests
Scientific name: Contarinia oregonensis
Name: Fir Engraver Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Coniferous Forests
Scientific name: Scolytus ventralis
Name: Fire-Tailed Glow-Worm
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Moist soils
Scientific name: Phengodes laticollis
Name: Flame Skimmer Dragonfly
Order: Odonata
Habitat: Ponds and lakes
Scientific name: Libellula saturata
Name: Flame-Bordered Dart
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Grasslands and Heathlands
Scientific name: Ochropleura plecta
Name: Flame-Bordered Pinion
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Deciduous Forests
Scientific name: Lithophane semibrunnea
Name: Flannel Moth Caterpillar
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Hardwood forests
Scientific name: Megalopyge opercularis
Name: Flat Centipede
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Scolopocryptops sexspinosus
Name: Flat-Topped Ant
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: Deciduous forests
Scientific name: Brachymyrmex depilis
Name: Flichotte Hawthorn Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Orchards
Scientific name: Scrobipalpula stagnata
Name: Flightless Bark Beetle
Order: Coleoptera
Habitat: Decaying wood
Scientific name: Phloeodes diabolicus
Name: Forest Crane Fly
Order: Diptera
Habitat: Deciduous Forests
Scientific name: Ctenophora flaveolata
Name: Forest Ghost Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Coniferous Forests
Scientific name: Hepialus humuli
Name: Forest Giant Lacewing
Order: Neuroptera
Habitat: Forests
Scientific name: Polystoechotes punctatus
Name: Formosan Subterranean Termite
Order: Isoptera
Habitat: Urban areas
Scientific name: Coptotermes formosanus
Name: Fragrant Underwing Moth
Order: Lepidoptera
Habitat: Woodlands
Scientific name: Catocala concumbens
Name: French Wasp
Order: Hymenoptera
Habitat: Urban and suburban areas
Scientific name: Polistes gallicus
Name | Order | Habitat | Scientific name |
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Fairy Shrimp | Anostraca | Temporary pools | Branchinecta spp. |
Fairyfly | Hymenoptera | Parasitic on other insects | Mymaridae |
Falcate Orangetip | Lepidoptera | Woodland edges | Anthocharis midea |
Fall Webworm | Lepidoptera | Hardwood forests | Hyphantria cunea |
Fallworm | Lepidoptera | Deciduous forests | Metanema inatomaria |
Fanfoot Moth | Lepidoptera | Forests | Colobochyla interpuncta |
Fannie Mae Beetle | Coleoptera | Soil | Strigoderma arboricola |
Fantail Moth | Lepidoptera | Woodlands | Photedes minimus |
Fantail Weevil | Coleoptera | Grasslands | Rhinocyllus conicus |
Fanwing | Lepidoptera | Alpine regions | Notiophila fannia |
Fanwing Beetle | Coleoptera | Forests | Dendroides canadensis |
Faunal Ant | Hymenoptera | Forests | Formica fauna |
Fawn Beetle | Coleoptera | Forests | Serica fimbriata |
Fawn Sphinx Moth | Lepidoptera | Deciduous forests | Pachysphinx modesta |
Feather-Horned Beetle | Coleoptera | Decaying wood | Cteniopodidae |
Feather-Leg Fly | Diptera | Aquatic | Trichoptera |
Feather-Wing Moth | Lepidoptera | Grasslands | Pterophoridae |
Feather-Winged Beetle | Coleoptera | Leaf Litter | Staphylinidae |
Feeding Frenzy Beetle | Coleoptera | Forests | Dendroides canadensis |
Felted Coccid | Hemiptera | Trees | Eriococcus araucariae |
Feltia Cutworm | Lepidoptera | Meadows and gardens | Feltia jaculifera |
Fendler's Bug | Hemiptera | Pinyon-juniper woodlands | Phytocoris fendleri |
Fennel Aphid | Hemiptera | Fennel plants | Hyadaphis foeniculi |
Fenton's Chafer | Coleoptera | Grasslands | Serica fentoni |
Fern Weevil | Coleoptera | Fern habitats | Sthereus pentaphyllus |
Ferrugineous Ant | Hymenoptera | Grasslands | Formica ferruginea |
Ferruginous Glowworm | Coleoptera | Woodland | Lampyris noctiluca |
Ferruginous Red Ant | Hymenoptera | Open habitats | Formica obscuripes |
Fewspotted Lady Beetle | Coleoptera | Crops | Propylea quatuordecimpunctata |
Feydtweiler's Jumping Spider | Araneae | Coniferous forests | Phidippus feydtweilerae |
Fiddler Beetle | Coleoptera | Wetlands | Paratendipes |
Fiddler Crab | Decapoda | Coastal habitats | Uca spp. |
Field Cricket | Orthoptera | Grasslands | Gryllus pennsylvanicus |
Field Digger Wasp | Hymenoptera | Open habitats | Philantus gibbosus |
Fiery Searcher Beetle | Coleoptera | Forests | Calosoma scrutator |
Filbert Aphid | Hemiptera | Filbert trees | Myzocallis coryli |
Filbertworm | Lepidoptera | Orchard crops | Cydia latiferreana |
Filecked Moth | Lepidoptera | Deciduous forests | Eumasia parella |
Filigreed Darkling Beetle | Coleoptera | Coastal regions | Phaleria picipes |
Filigreed Geometer Moth | Lepidoptera | Woodlands | Iridopsis defectaria |
Filigreed June Beetle | Coleoptera | Grasslands | Polyphylla decemlineata |
Filmy Forage Beetle | Coleoptera | Forests and Grasslands | Lathropus filiformis |
Fimbriate Beetle | Coleoptera | Aquatic | Hydrochara fimbriata |
Fine-Lined Pinion Moth | Lepidoptera | Woodlands | Lithophane gracilis |
Finely-Barred Dart | Lepidoptera | Scrublands | Euxoa verrucosa |
Fingered Lacewing | Neuroptera | Woodlands | Nemoptera |
Fir Cone Midge | Diptera | Coniferous forests | Contarinia oregonensis |
Fir Engraver Beetle | Coleoptera | Coniferous Forests | Scolytus ventralis |
Fire-Tailed Glow-Worm | Coleoptera | Moist soils | Phengodes laticollis |
Firebrat | Zygentoma | Warm Environments | Thermobia domestica |
Fireflies | Coleoptera | Grasslands/Woodlands | Photinus spp. |
Firefly | Coleoptera | Worldwide | Lampyridae |
Firefly Larva | Coleoptera | Meadows | Lampyridae |
Firefly Squat Lobster | Decapoda | Deep ocean | Munidopsidae |
Fireworm | Lepidoptera | Cranberry Bogs | Rhopobota naevana |
Fireworm Moth | Lepidoptera | Bogs | Neocoptorhyncha fumiferana |
Firmament Beetle | Coleoptera | Caves | Ptomaphagus |
Fish Fly | Megaloptera | Aquatic | Chauliodes rastricornis |
Fishhook Chafer | Coleoptera | Prairies | Macrodactylus subspinosus |
Five-Spined Lady Beetle | Coleoptera | Forests | Chilocorus stigma |
Flame Beetle | Coleoptera | Forests | Trogossita virescens |
Flame Skimmer Dragonfly | Odonata | Ponds and lakes | Libellula saturata |
Flame-Bordered Dart | Lepidoptera | Grasslands and Heathlands | Ochropleura plecta |
Flame-Bordered Pinion | Lepidoptera | Deciduous Forests | Lithophane semibrunnea |
Flame-Tailed Moth | Lepidoptera | Woodlands | Pyrrhia umbra |
Flame-Tipped Crane Fly | Diptera | Wetlands | Prionocera turcica |
Flannel Moth | Lepidoptera | Forests | Megalopyge opercularis |
Flannel Moth Caterpillar | Lepidoptera | Hardwood forests | Megalopyge opercularis |
Flat Bug | Hemiptera | Forests | Aradus spp. |
Flat Centipede | Scolopendromorpha | Forests | Scolopocryptops sexspinosus |
Flat-Backed Frog Beetle | Coleoptera | Forests | Aphodius scrofa |
Flat-Lined Pinion Moth | Lepidoptera | Woodlands | Lithophane unimoda |
Flat-Topped Ant | Hymenoptera | Deciduous forests | Brachymyrmex depilis |
Flax Aphid | Hemiptera | Cultivated Crops | Macrosiphoniella lini |
Flax Bug | Hemiptera | Flax Fields | Orsillus spp. |
Flea | Siphonaptera | Hosts | Siphonaptera |
Fleece Moth | Lepidoptera | Coniferous forests | Monopis monachella |
Flesh Fly | Diptera | Carrion | Sarcophagidae |
Flichotte Hawthorn Moth | Lepidoptera | Orchards | Scrobipalpula stagnata |
Flightless Bark Beetle | Coleoptera | Decaying wood | Phloeodes diabolicus |
Flightless Ground Beetle | Coleoptera | Alpine Regions | Nebria spp. |
Flightless Moth | Lepidoptera | Islands | Agathodes |
Flightless Water Beetle | Coleoptera | Freshwater | Elmidae |
Floater Ant | Hymenoptera | Wetlands | Polyrhachis |
Floored Beetle | Coleoptera | Leaf litter | Bolitotherus cornutus |
Floppy-Eared Beetle | Coleoptera | Forests | Platydema ruficorne |
Floral Beetle | Coleoptera | Flowers | Anthicidae |
Floury Moth | Lepidoptera | Stored Products | Ephestia kuehniella |
Flower Beetle | Coleoptera | Flowers | Phalacridae |
Flower Bug | Hemiptera | Flowers | Anthocoridae |
Flower Crab Spider | Araneae | Grasslands | Misumena vatia |
Flower-Loving Fly | Diptera | Flowers | Anthomyiidae |
Flucloxacillin Beetle | Coleoptera | Grasslands | Cantharis rufa |
Fluffy Carpet Moth | Lepidoptera | Temperate Forests | Orgyia antiqua |
Fluffy Moth | Lepidoptera | Deciduous forests | Megalopyge crispata |
Fluffy Tussock Moth | Lepidoptera | Woodlands | Orgyia leucostigma |
Fluorescent Fungus Gnat | Diptera | Fungi | Orfelia fultoni |
Fly-Attracting Scorpionfly | Mecoptera | Forests | Bittacus |
Fly-Catching Mantis | Mantodea | Tropical forests | Stenophylla |
Fly-Eating Ant | Hymenoptera | Forests | Leptogenys distinguenda |
Flying Ant | Hymenoptera | Nests in wood or soil | Formicidae |
Foggy Pine Aphid | Hemiptera | Ponderosa pine forests | Cinara strobi |
Fogstand Moth | Lepidoptera | High mountains | Operophtera brumata |
Foreleg Fly | Diptera | Aquatic | Tanyderidae |
Forest Bug | Hemiptera | Woodlands | Pentatoma rufipes |
Forest Cockroach | Blattodea | Forests | Ectobius pallidus |
Forest Crab Spider | Araneae | Forests | Xysticus |
Forest Crane Fly | Diptera | Deciduous Forests | Ctenophora flaveolata |
Forest Cuckoo Wasp | Hymenoptera | Forests | Chrysis cyanea |
Forest Ghost Moth | Lepidoptera | Coniferous Forests | Hepialus humuli |
Forest Giant Lacewing | Neuroptera | Forests | Polystoechotes punctatus |
Forester Moth | Lepidoptera | Forests | Procridinae |
Forked Fungus Beetle | Coleoptera | Fungi | Bolitotherus cornutus |
Forked Owl Moth | Lepidoptera | Deciduous Forests | Cerura vinula |
Forktailed Bush Katydid | Orthoptera | Shrublands | Scudderia furcata |
Formosan Subterranean Termite | Isoptera | Urban areas | Coptotermes formosanus |
Fossil Scorpion Fly | Mecoptera | Forests | Panorpidae |
Fossil Scorpionfly | Mecoptera | Fossils | Holcorpa |
Four-Lined Beetle | Coleoptera | Wetlands | Donacia crassipes |
Foxglove Aphid | Hemiptera | Foxglove plants | Aulacorthum solani |
Fragrant Scorpionfly | Mecoptera | Forests | Panorpa lugubris |
Fragrant Underwing Moth | Lepidoptera | Woodlands | Catocala concumbens |
French Wasp | Hymenoptera | Urban and suburban areas | Polistes gallicus |
Fringed Fungus Moth | Lepidoptera | Fungi | Achroia grisella |
Fringed Lacewing | Neuroptera | Forests | Nallachius americanus |
Frit Fly | Diptera | Cereals | Oscinella frit |
Froghoppers | Hemiptera | Plants | Cercopidae |
Frost Moth | Lepidoptera | Boreal forests | Cisseps fulvicollis |
Fruit Flies | Diptera | Fruits | Tephritidae |
Fulgorid Planthopper | Hemiptera | Forests | Dichoptera hyalinata |
Fungus Gnats | Diptera | Fungi | Mycetophilidae |
Furcula Moth | Lepidoptera | Forests | Furcula interrupta |
Furry Shieldback | Orthoptera | Grasslands | Atlanticus testaceus |