List of insects that start with T

There are 223 insects that start with the letter T, from Tabanid to Tylototricha Beetle. 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

Tabanid

Name: Tabanid

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Worldwide, particularly around livestock

Scientific name: Tabanidae

Tabanus Horse Fly

Name: Tabanus Horse Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Forests and grasslands

Scientific name: Tabanus spp.

Tabby Moth

Name: Tabby Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Trichophaga tapetzella

Tache Beetle

Name: Tache Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests and grasslands

Scientific name: Tachys spp.

Tachinid Fly

Name: Tachinid Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Tachinidae

Tachyporus Rove Beetle

Name: Tachyporus Rove Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests and leaf litter

Scientific name: Tachyporus spp.

Taeniopoda Grasshopper

Name: Taeniopoda Grasshopper

Order: Orthoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Taeniopoda carinata

Taiga Ant

Name: Taiga Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Boreal forests

Scientific name: Formica aquilonia

Taildropper Fly

Name: Taildropper Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Nothomyia secunda

Tailless Whip Scorpion

Name: Tailless Whip Scorpion

Order: Amblypygi

Habitat: Caves and tropical forests

Scientific name: Phrynus spp.

Tailor Ant

Name: Tailor Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Southeast Asia

Scientific name: Oecophylla

Tailor Wasp

Name: Tailor Wasp

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Varied

Scientific name: Eumenes spp.

Tainted Lady Beetle

Name: Tainted Lady Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests and gardens

Scientific name: Harmonia axyridis

Talbotia Beetle

Name: Talbotia Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Talbotia nigra

Taliaferro's Beetle

Name: Taliaferro's Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Woodlands

Scientific name: Taliaferro's anguinus

Talitrid Amphipod

Name: Talitrid Amphipod

Order: Amphipoda

Habitat: Beaches and coastal areas

Scientific name: Talitrus saltator

Tamarind Beetle

Name: Tamarind Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Stator limbatus

Tamarisk Beetle

Name: Tamarisk Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Arid Regions

Scientific name: Diorhabda carinulata

Tamarix Aphid

Name: Tamarix Aphid

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Tamarisk trees

Scientific name: Aphis tamaricis

Tamaulipas Dung Beetle

Name: Tamaulipas Dung Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Canthon tamaulipensis

Tangle-veined Fly

Name: Tangle-veined Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Nemestrinidae

Tangle-wing Beetle

Name: Tangle-wing Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests and leaf litter

Scientific name: Scolytidae spp.

Tangled-vein Fly

Name: Tangled-vein Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Forests and meadows

Scientific name: Euthereva spp.

Tanned Carpet Beetle

Name: Tanned Carpet Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Stored products

Scientific name: Attagenus pellio

Tanner Bug

Name: Tanner Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Brochymena spp.

Tansy Beetle

Name: Tansy Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Chrysolina graminis

Tap-winged Ant

Name: Tap-winged Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Pseudomyrmex spp.

Tapacola Cricket

Name: Tapacola Cricket

Order: Orthoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Tapacola spp.

Tapinoma Ant

Name: Tapinoma Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Varied

Scientific name: Tapinoma spp.

Tarantula Beetle

Name: Tarantula Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Eurypoda paradoxa

Tarantula Hawk

Name: Tarantula Hawk

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Deserts and grasslands

Scientific name: Pepsis spp.

Tarantula Hawk Wasp

Name: Tarantula Hawk Wasp

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Dry, arid regions

Scientific name: Pepsis spp.

Tarantula Mygalomorph Spider

Name: Tarantula Mygalomorph Spider

Order: Araneae

Habitat: Arid regions

Scientific name: Theraphosidae

Tarantula Scorpion

Name: Tarantula Scorpion

Order: Scorpiones

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Hadrurus arizonensis

Tarantula Spider

Name: Tarantula Spider

Order: Araneae

Habitat: Deserts and dry forests

Scientific name: Theraphosidae spp.

Tarantula Spider Wasp

Name: Tarantula Spider Wasp

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Arid Regions

Scientific name: Pepsis spp.

Tarnished Plant Bug

Name: Tarnished Plant Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Fields and gardens

Scientific name: Lygus lineolaris

Tarnished Stink Bug

Name: Tarnished Stink Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Crop fields

Scientific name: Chlorochroa ligata

Tarsid Moth

Name: Tarsid Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Tarsus spp.

Tarsied Ant

Name: Tarsied Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Cerapachys spp.

Tarsier Bug

Name: Tarsier Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Centrocnemis spp.

Tarsier Primate Moth

Name: Tarsier Primate Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Tarsolepis remicauda

Tassel Ant

Name: Tassel Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Polyrhachis spp.

Tawny Ant

Name: Tawny Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Europe and Asia

Scientific name: Formica

Tawny Ant Lion

Name: Tawny Ant Lion

Order: Neuroptera

Habitat: Dry meadows

Scientific name: Euroleon nostras

Tawny Crazy Ant

Name: Tawny Crazy Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Nylanderia fulva

Tawny Emperor Moth

Name: Tawny Emperor Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Rhodinia fugax

Tawny Hawkmoth

Name: Tawny Hawkmoth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Woodlands

Scientific name: Daphnis nerii

Tawny Mole Cricket

Name: Tawny Mole Cricket

Order: Orthoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Gryllotalpa major

Tawny Mole Scorpion

Name: Tawny Mole Scorpion

Order: Scorpiones

Habitat: Arid Regions

Scientific name: Urophonius talonus

Tawny-spotted Darkling Beetle

Name: Tawny-spotted Darkling Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Eleodes spp.

Tawny-spotted Lady Beetle

Name: Tawny-spotted Lady Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Oenopia conglobata

Teal Aphid

Name: Teal Aphid

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Aquatic plants

Scientific name: Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae

Teal Bug

Name: Teal Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Wetlands

Scientific name: Ilyocoris spp.

Tealess Ant

Name: Tealess Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Polyergus spp.

Teardrop Beetle

Name: Teardrop Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Coccinella magnifica

Teeter-totter Beetle

Name: Teeter-totter Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Silis spp.

Teinopalpus Swallowtail Butterfly

Name: Teinopalpus Swallowtail Butterfly

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Himalayan forests

Scientific name: Teinopalpus imperialis

Teladoma Bark Beetle

Name: Teladoma Bark Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Coniferous forests

Scientific name: Teladoma ferruginea

Telemarketer Beetle

Name: Telemarketer Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Podabrus spp.

Telescoping Ant

Name: Telescoping Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Forests and grasslands

Scientific name: Microdaceton spp.

Tellico Spider Beetle

Name: Tellico Spider Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Caves

Scientific name: Ptinus tectus

Tellus Darkling Beetle

Name: Tellus Darkling Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Zopherosis georgei

Temblar Ant

Name: Temblar Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Azteca trigona

Temble Ant

Name: Temble Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Paltothyreus tarsatus

Temelucha Parasitic Wasp

Name: Temelucha Parasitic Wasp

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Temperate forests

Scientific name: Temelucha interruptor

Temnothorax Ant

Name: Temnothorax Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Temperate forests

Scientific name: Temnothorax nylanderi

Temperate Stonefly

Name: Temperate Stonefly

Order: Plecoptera

Habitat: Streams and rivers

Scientific name: Isoperla spp.

Temple Beetle

Name: Temple Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Varied

Scientific name: Herophila spp.

Templeton's Ant

Name: Templeton's Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Temnothorax templetoni

Tenebrio Beetle

Name: Tenebrio Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Decaying organic matter

Scientific name: Tenebrio molitor

Tenebrionid Beetle

Name: Tenebrionid Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Eleodes spp.

Tenebrionid Darkling Beetle

Name: Tenebrionid Darkling Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Eleodes obscurus

Tenebroides Fungus Beetle

Name: Tenebroides Fungus Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Tenebroides mauritanicus

Tengmalm's Owl Fly

Name: Tengmalm's Owl Fly

Order: Neuroptera

Habitat: Boreal forests

Scientific name: Ithone fulva

Tentacle Fly

Name: Tentacle Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Marshes

Scientific name: Rhagio scolopaceus

Tenthredo Sawfly

Name: Tenthredo Sawfly

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Temperate forests

Scientific name: Tenthredo olivacea

Tephritid Fly

Name: Tephritid Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Various

Scientific name: Tephritidae family

Tephritid Fruit Fly

Name: Tephritid Fruit Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Orchards and gardens

Scientific name: Tephritidae

Termite

Name: Termite

Order: Blattodea

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Termitidae

Termite Fly

Name: Termite Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Woodlands

Scientific name: Termitoxenia heimi

Termite Hunter

Name: Termite Hunter

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Pachycondyla spp.

Termite Predator Beetle

Name: Termite Predator Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Termitodius bicolor

Tessaropa Beetle

Name: Tessaropa Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Tessaropa tarsalis

Tessellated Darkling Beetle

Name: Tessellated Darkling Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Eleodes spp.

Tetanocera Snail-killing Fly

Name: Tetanocera Snail-killing Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Wetlands and riparian areas

Scientific name: Tetanocera spp.

Tetramorium Ant

Name: Tetramorium Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Diverse habitats

Scientific name: Tetramorium spp.

Texas Mantid

Name: Texas Mantid

Order: Mantodea

Habitat: Southwest United States

Scientific name: Litaneutria spp.

Thalassomya Brine Fly

Name: Thalassomya Brine Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Saltwater habitats

Scientific name: Thalassomya fusca

Thalattoscopus Beetle

Name: Thalattoscopus Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Coastal regions

Scientific name: Thalattoscopus spp.

Thalessa Horntail Wasp

Name: Thalessa Horntail Wasp

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Temperate forests

Scientific name: Thalessa lunator

Thamnocephalus Fairy Shrimp

Name: Thamnocephalus Fairy Shrimp

Order: Branchiopoda

Habitat: Ephemeral pools

Scientific name: Thamnocephalus platyurus

Tharrhias Beetle

Name: Tharrhias Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Tharrhias spp.

Thatching Ant

Name: Thatching Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Formica obscuripes

Thelaxes Aphid

Name: Thelaxes Aphid

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Elm trees

Scientific name: Thelaxes dryophila

Thelxinoe Beetle

Name: Thelxinoe Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Thelxinoe lobifera

Thelyphonid Whip Scorpion

Name: Thelyphonid Whip Scorpion

Order: Thelyphonida

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Thelyphonus spp.

Theraphosid Tarantula

Name: Theraphosid Tarantula

Order: Arachnida

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Theraphosidae

Theridiid Cobweb Spider

Name: Theridiid Cobweb Spider

Order: Araneae

Habitat: Varied

Scientific name: Theridiidae spp.

Thermobia Firebrat

Name: Thermobia Firebrat

Order: Thysanura

Habitat: Human dwellings

Scientific name: Thermobia domestica

Thermonectus Predatory Diving Beetle

Name: Thermonectus Predatory Diving Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Ponds and lakes

Scientific name: Thermonectus basillaris

Thick-kneed Beetle

Name: Thick-kneed Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Mecynotarsus spp.

Thick-legged Bee Fly

Name: Thick-legged Bee Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Meadows and fields

Scientific name: Bombylius major

Thick-legged Beetle

Name: Thick-legged Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Pachybrachis spp.

Thicktail Ant

Name: Thicktail Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Pachycondyla spp.

Thief Ant

Name: Thief Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Solenopsis

Thin-legged Ground Beetle

Name: Thin-legged Ground Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Carabus coriaceus

Thin-necked Beetle

Name: Thin-necked Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Stenothemus spp.

Thin-winged Beetle

Name: Thin-winged Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Brachinus spp.

Thinhorn Ant

Name: Thinhorn Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Linepithema humile

Thistle Caterpillar

Name: Thistle Caterpillar

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Meadows and pastures

Scientific name: Vanessa cardui

Thoracotrema Slug

Name: Thoracotrema Slug

Order: Gastropoda

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Thoracotrema costaricense

Thorax Beetle

Name: Thorax Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Decaying wood

Scientific name: Thorax spp.

Thoreauia Beetle

Name: Thoreauia Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Temperate forests

Scientific name: Thoreauia americana

Thorn Bug

Name: Thorn Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Umbonia spp.

Thorn-tailed Wasp

Name: Thorn-tailed Wasp

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Pelecinus polyturator

Thorny Caterpillar

Name: Thorny Caterpillar

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Daphnis nerii

Thorny Devil Stick Insect

Name: Thorny Devil Stick Insect

Order: Phasmatodea

Habitat: Deserts of Australia

Scientific name: Spinifexia spp.

Thrasher Ant

Name: Thrasher Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Odontomachus spp.

Thread-legged Bug

Name: Thread-legged Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Emesinae

Thread-waisted Wasp

Name: Thread-waisted Wasp

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Sceliphron caementarium

Threadlegs Phasmatodea

Name: Threadlegs Phasmatodea

Order: Phasmatodea

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Baculum extradentatum

Three-horn Beetle

Name: Three-horn Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Trictenotoma childreni

Thrimby Cricket

Name: Thrimby Cricket

Order: Orthoptera

Habitat: Caves

Scientific name: Thrimby cavernicola

Thrips

Name: Thrips

Order: Thysanoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Thripidae

Thrips Fly

Name: Thrips Fly

Order: Thysanoptera

Habitat: Various

Scientific name: Thripidae family

Throat-gland Beetle

Name: Throat-gland Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Platypsyllus spp.

Thuggish Ant

Name: Thuggish Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Crematogaster spp.

Thumbnail Beetle

Name: Thumbnail Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Staphylinidae

Thunderbug

Name: Thunderbug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Megacopta cribraria

Tibalt's Beetle

Name: Tibalt's Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Tibalt's manducus

Tick

Name: Tick

Order: Acari

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Ixodidae

Tick Spider

Name: Tick Spider

Order: Araneae

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Chalcoscirtus spp.

Tick-killing Beetle

Name: Tick-killing Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Varied

Scientific name: Carcinops pumilio

Tiger Beetle

Name: Tiger Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Cicindelidae

Tiger Crane Fly

Name: Tiger Crane Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Nephrotoma spp.

Tiger Moth

Name: Tiger Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Erebidae

Timber Beetle

Name: Timber Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Buprestidae

Timber Fungus Beetle

Name: Timber Fungus Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Bolitophagus reticulatus

Timber Weevil

Name: Timber Weevil

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Pissodes spp.

Timber Worm

Name: Timber Worm

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests and woodlands

Scientific name: Hylecoetus spp.

Timberman Ant

Name: Timberman Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Camponotus herculeanus

Time Beetle

Name: Time Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Chronobius spp.

Tineid Moth

Name: Tineid Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Various

Scientific name: Tineidae family

Tiny Fungus Gnat

Name: Tiny Fungus Gnat

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Mycetophilidae

Tip-moth Fly

Name: Tip-moth Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Forests and urban areas

Scientific name: Ecdytolopha spp.

Tiphia Wasp

Name: Tiphia Wasp

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Tiphia spp.

Tiphiid Wasp

Name: Tiphiid Wasp

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Tiphiidae spp.

Tipula Cranefly

Name: Tipula Cranefly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Forests and grasslands

Scientific name: Tipula spp.

Tipulid Crane Fly

Name: Tipulid Crane Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Moist habitats

Scientific name: Tipulidae family

Tischeriid Moth

Name: Tischeriid Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Deciduous forests

Scientific name: Tischeriidae family

Titan Beetle

Name: Titan Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Titanus giganteus

Toad Bug

Name: Toad Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Gelastocoridae

Toad Mantidfly

Name: Toad Mantidfly

Order: Neuroptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Climaciella brunnea

Toad Spider

Name: Toad Spider

Order: Araneae

Habitat: Temperate forests

Scientific name: Araneidae spp.

Toad-headed Ant

Name: Toad-headed Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Pheidole spp.

Toasted Sedge Moth

Name: Toasted Sedge Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Wetlands and marshes

Scientific name: Sedina buettneri

Tobacco Hornworm

Name: Tobacco Hornworm

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: North America

Scientific name: Manduca sexta

Toe-biter

Name: Toe-biter

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Freshwater

Scientific name: Lethocerus spp.

Toga Beetle

Name: Toga Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Lopheros spp.

Tomato Horn Worm

Name: Tomato Horn Worm

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Croplands

Scientific name: Manduca quinquemaculata

Tongue Fly

Name: Tongue Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Glutops spp.

Toothed Darkling Beetle

Name: Toothed Darkling Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Deserts

Scientific name: Eleodes dentipes

Torch Beetle

Name: Torch Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Pyrophorus spp.

Torchlight Firefly

Name: Torchlight Firefly

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Photuris spp.

Tornado Bug

Name: Tornado Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Sphisoma spp.

Torpedo Bug

Name: Torpedo Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Aquatic

Scientific name: Ranatra spp.

Tortoise Beetle

Name: Tortoise Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Foliage feeders

Scientific name: Cassidinae subfamily

Tortoise Fly

Name: Tortoise Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Stratiomyidae family

Tortoise Tick

Name: Tortoise Tick

Order: Acari

Habitat: Forests and grasslands

Scientific name: Amblyomma spp.

Towel Beetle

Name: Towel Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests and woodlands

Scientific name: Pleolobus spp.

Tower Fly

Name: Tower Fly

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Varied

Scientific name: Eudorylas spp.

Townes' Beetle

Name: Townes' Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Townes' hesperus

Toxic Grasshopper

Name: Toxic Grasshopper

Order: Orthoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Paracaloptenus caloptenoides

Toxopoda Beetle

Name: Toxopoda Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Toxopoda spp.

Tracking Ant

Name: Tracking Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Linepithema humile

Tracking Cockroach

Name: Tracking Cockroach

Order: Blattodea

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Homalosilpha spp.

Trackless Ant

Name: Trackless Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Leptogenys spp.

Tragosoma Beetle

Name: Tragosoma Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Boreal forests

Scientific name: Tragosoma depsarium

Trailing Ant

Name: Trailing Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Lasius spp.

Trailing Shield Bug

Name: Trailing Shield Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Parastrachia spp.

Transparent-winged Ant

Name: Transparent-winged Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Camponotus spp.

Transparent-winged Dragonfly

Name: Transparent-winged Dragonfly

Order: Odonata

Habitat: Freshwater

Scientific name: Zenithoptera fasciata

Trap-door Spider

Name: Trap-door Spider

Order: Araneae

Habitat: Arid Regions

Scientific name: Ctenizidae

Trap-jaw Ant

Name: Trap-jaw Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Odontomachus spp.

Trap-jawed Ant

Name: Trap-jawed Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Tropical forests

Scientific name: Odontomachus spp.

Tree Cricket

Name: Tree Cricket

Order: Orthoptera

Habitat: Arboreal

Scientific name: Oecanthinae subfamily

Tree Hopper

Name: Tree Hopper

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Woody plants

Scientific name: Membracidae family

Tree Katydid

Name: Tree Katydid

Order: Orthoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Pterophylla camellifolia

Tree-killing Beetle

Name: Tree-killing Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Ips spp.

Treehopper

Name: Treehopper

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Membracidae

Treehoppers

Name: Treehoppers

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Forests and woodlands

Scientific name: Membracidae spp.

Tremex Horntail

Name: Tremex Horntail

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Tremex columba

Triangle Beetle

Name: Triangle Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Varied

Scientific name: Trigonurus spp.

Triangular Ant

Name: Triangular Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Pyramica spp.

Triangular Beetle

Name: Triangular Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Galerucella spp.

Triangular Moth

Name: Triangular Moth

Order: Lepidoptera

Habitat: Forests and urban areas

Scientific name: Heterocampa spp.

Triassic Beetle

Name: Triassic Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Fossil

Scientific name: Triaplites spp.

Triatomine Bug

Name: Triatomine Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Tropical Americas

Scientific name: Triatominae subfamily

Trichodes Beetle

Name: Trichodes Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Trichodes spp.

Trichopteran Caddisfly

Name: Trichopteran Caddisfly

Order: Trichoptera

Habitat: Freshwater

Scientific name: Trichoptera spp.

Trigger Beetle

Name: Trigger Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Diverse habitats

Scientific name: Brachynotin

Trilobite Beetle

Name: Trilobite Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Duliticola spp.

Trinket Beetle

Name: Trinket Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Trigonogenius spp.

Tristram's Beetle

Name: Tristram's Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Tristram's gracilis

Trogossitid Beetle

Name: Trogossitid Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Trogossitidae spp.

Tropical Aphid

Name: Tropical Aphid

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Tropical regions

Scientific name: Toxoptera

Tropical Bont Tick

Name: Tropical Bont Tick

Order: Acari

Habitat: Africa and Asia

Scientific name: Hyalomma

Trotting Ant

Name: Trotting Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Linepithema humile

Trox Beetle

Name: Trox Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Varied

Scientific name: Trox spp.

Trumpet Ant

Name: Trumpet Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Southeast Asia

Scientific name: Camponotus

Trumpet Bug

Name: Trumpet Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Coptosoma scutellatum

Trumpet Termite

Name: Trumpet Termite

Order: Isoptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Apicotermes spp.

Trunk Borer Beetle

Name: Trunk Borer Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests and orchards

Scientific name: Poecilonota spp.

Tube Dwelling Midge

Name: Tube Dwelling Midge

Order: Diptera

Habitat: Freshwater habitats

Scientific name: Chironomidae spp.

Tufted Bug

Name: Tufted Bug

Order: Hemiptera

Habitat: Forests

Scientific name: Tharrhalea spp.

Tumbleweed Ant

Name: Tumbleweed Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Deserts and grasslands

Scientific name: Pogonomyrmex spp.

Tumbling Flower Beetle

Name: Tumbling Flower Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Worldwide

Scientific name: Mordellidae

Tunnel Ant

Name: Tunnel Ant

Order: Hymenoptera

Habitat: Grasslands

Scientific name: Dorylus spp.

Turkestan Cockroach

Name: Turkestan Cockroach

Order: Blattodea

Habitat: Warmer regions

Scientific name: Shelfordella lateralis

Twisted-wing Parasite

Name: Twisted-wing Parasite

Order: Strepsiptera

Habitat: Parasitic on other insects

Scientific name: Strepsiptera spp.

Twisted-winged Parasite

Name: Twisted-winged Parasite

Order: Strepsiptera

Habitat: Varied

Scientific name: Strepsiptera spp.

Tylototricha Beetle

Name: Tylototricha Beetle

Order: Coleoptera

Habitat: Forests and woodlands

Scientific name: Tylototricha spp.

NameOrderHabitatScientific name
TabanidDipteraWorldwide, particularly around livestockTabanidae
Tabanus Horse FlyDipteraForests and grasslandsTabanus spp.
Tabby MothLepidopteraForestsTrichophaga tapetzella
Tache BeetleColeopteraForests and grasslandsTachys spp.
Tachinid FlyDipteraWorldwideTachinidae
Tachyporus Rove BeetleColeopteraForests and leaf litterTachyporus spp.
Taeniopoda GrasshopperOrthopteraGrasslandsTaeniopoda carinata
Taiga AntHymenopteraBoreal forestsFormica aquilonia
Taildropper FlyDipteraForestsNothomyia secunda
Tailless Whip ScorpionAmblypygiCaves and tropical forestsPhrynus spp.
Tailor AntHymenopteraSoutheast AsiaOecophylla
Tailor WaspHymenopteraVariedEumenes spp.
Tainted Lady BeetleColeopteraForests and gardensHarmonia axyridis
Talbotia BeetleColeopteraForestsTalbotia nigra
Taliaferro's BeetleColeopteraWoodlandsTaliaferro's anguinus
Talitrid AmphipodAmphipodaBeaches and coastal areasTalitrus saltator
Tamarind BeetleColeopteraTropical forestsStator limbatus
Tamarisk BeetleColeopteraArid RegionsDiorhabda carinulata
Tamarix AphidHemipteraTamarisk treesAphis tamaricis
Tamaulipas Dung BeetleColeopteraDesertsCanthon tamaulipensis
Tangle-veined FlyDipteraWorldwideNemestrinidae
Tangle-wing BeetleColeopteraForests and leaf litterScolytidae spp.
Tangled-vein FlyDipteraForests and meadowsEuthereva spp.
Tanned Carpet BeetleColeopteraStored productsAttagenus pellio
Tanner BugHemipteraForestsBrochymena spp.
Tansy BeetleColeopteraWetlandsChrysolina graminis
Tap-winged AntHymenopteraTropical forestsPseudomyrmex spp.
Tapacola CricketOrthopteraForestsTapacola spp.
Tapinoma AntHymenopteraVariedTapinoma spp.
Tarantula BeetleColeopteraForestsEurypoda paradoxa
Tarantula HawkHymenopteraDeserts and grasslandsPepsis spp.
Tarantula Hawk WaspHymenopteraDry, arid regionsPepsis spp.
Tarantula Mygalomorph SpiderAraneaeArid regionsTheraphosidae
Tarantula ScorpionScorpionesDesertsHadrurus arizonensis
Tarantula SpiderAraneaeDeserts and dry forestsTheraphosidae spp.
Tarantula Spider WaspHymenopteraArid RegionsPepsis spp.
Tarnished Plant BugHemipteraFields and gardensLygus lineolaris
Tarnished Stink BugHemipteraCrop fieldsChlorochroa ligata
Tarsid MothLepidopteraTropical forestsTarsus spp.
Tarsied AntHymenopteraTropical forestsCerapachys spp.
Tarsier BugHemipteraTropical forestsCentrocnemis spp.
Tarsier Primate MothLepidopteraTropical forestsTarsolepis remicauda
Tassel AntHymenopteraTropical forestsPolyrhachis spp.
Tawny AntHymenopteraEurope and AsiaFormica
Tawny Ant LionNeuropteraDry meadowsEuroleon nostras
Tawny Crazy AntHymenopteraTropical forestsNylanderia fulva
Tawny Emperor MothLepidopteraForestsRhodinia fugax
Tawny HawkmothLepidopteraWoodlandsDaphnis nerii
Tawny Mole CricketOrthopteraGrasslandsGryllotalpa major
Tawny Mole ScorpionScorpionesArid RegionsUrophonius talonus
Tawny-spotted Darkling BeetleColeopteraDesertsEleodes spp.
Tawny-spotted Lady BeetleColeopteraForestsOenopia conglobata
Teal AphidHemipteraAquatic plantsRhopalosiphum nymphaeae
Teal BugHemipteraWetlandsIlyocoris spp.
Tealess AntHymenopteraTropical forestsPolyergus spp.
Teardrop BeetleColeopteraForestsCoccinella magnifica
Teeter-totter BeetleColeopteraForestsSilis spp.
Teinopalpus Swallowtail ButterflyLepidopteraHimalayan forestsTeinopalpus imperialis
Teladoma Bark BeetleColeopteraConiferous forestsTeladoma ferruginea
Telemarketer BeetleColeopteraForestsPodabrus spp.
Telescoping AntHymenopteraForests and grasslandsMicrodaceton spp.
Tellico Spider BeetleColeopteraCavesPtinus tectus
Tellus Darkling BeetleColeopteraDesertsZopherosis georgei
Temblar AntHymenopteraTropical forestsAzteca trigona
Temble AntHymenopteraTropical forestsPaltothyreus tarsatus
Temelucha Parasitic WaspHymenopteraTemperate forestsTemelucha interruptor
Temnothorax AntHymenopteraTemperate forestsTemnothorax nylanderi
Temperate StoneflyPlecopteraStreams and riversIsoperla spp.
Temple BeetleColeopteraVariedHerophila spp.
Templeton's AntHymenopteraForestsTemnothorax templetoni
Tenebrio BeetleColeopteraDecaying organic matterTenebrio molitor
Tenebrionid BeetleColeopteraDesertsEleodes spp.
Tenebrionid Darkling BeetleColeopteraDesertsEleodes obscurus
Tenebroides Fungus BeetleColeopteraForestsTenebroides mauritanicus
Tengmalm's Owl FlyNeuropteraBoreal forestsIthone fulva
Tentacle FlyDipteraMarshesRhagio scolopaceus
Tenthredo SawflyHymenopteraTemperate forestsTenthredo olivacea
Tephritid FlyDipteraVariousTephritidae family
Tephritid Fruit FlyDipteraOrchards and gardensTephritidae
TermiteBlattodeaWorldwideTermitidae
Termite FlyDipteraWoodlandsTermitoxenia heimi
Termite HunterHymenopteraTropical forestsPachycondyla spp.
Termite Predator BeetleColeopteraTropical forestsTermitodius bicolor
Tessaropa BeetleColeopteraTropical forestsTessaropa tarsalis
Tessellated Darkling BeetleColeopteraDesertsEleodes spp.
Tetanocera Snail-killing FlyDipteraWetlands and riparian areasTetanocera spp.
Tetramorium AntHymenopteraDiverse habitatsTetramorium spp.
Texas MantidMantodeaSouthwest United StatesLitaneutria spp.
Thalassomya Brine FlyDipteraSaltwater habitatsThalassomya fusca
Thalattoscopus BeetleColeopteraCoastal regionsThalattoscopus spp.
Thalessa Horntail WaspHymenopteraTemperate forestsThalessa lunator
Thamnocephalus Fairy ShrimpBranchiopodaEphemeral poolsThamnocephalus platyurus
Tharrhias BeetleColeopteraForestsTharrhias spp.
Thatching AntHymenopteraGrasslandsFormica obscuripes
Thelaxes AphidHemipteraElm treesThelaxes dryophila
Thelxinoe BeetleColeopteraTropical forestsThelxinoe lobifera
Thelyphonid Whip ScorpionThelyphonidaForestsThelyphonus spp.
Theraphosid TarantulaArachnidaTropical forestsTheraphosidae
Theridiid Cobweb SpiderAraneaeVariedTheridiidae spp.
Thermobia FirebratThysanuraHuman dwellingsThermobia domestica
Thermonectus Predatory Diving BeetleColeopteraPonds and lakesThermonectus basillaris
Thick-kneed BeetleColeopteraGrasslandsMecynotarsus spp.
Thick-legged Bee FlyDipteraMeadows and fieldsBombylius major
Thick-legged BeetleColeopteraGrasslandsPachybrachis spp.
Thicktail AntHymenopteraForestsPachycondyla spp.
Thief AntHymenopteraWorldwideSolenopsis
Thin-legged Ground BeetleColeopteraForestsCarabus coriaceus
Thin-necked BeetleColeopteraForestsStenothemus spp.
Thin-winged BeetleColeopteraForestsBrachinus spp.
Thinhorn AntHymenopteraGrasslandsLinepithema humile
Thistle CaterpillarLepidopteraMeadows and pasturesVanessa cardui
Thoracotrema SlugGastropodaTropical forestsThoracotrema costaricense
Thorax BeetleColeopteraDecaying woodThorax spp.
Thoreauia BeetleColeopteraTemperate forestsThoreauia americana
Thorn BugHemipteraForestsUmbonia spp.
Thorn-tailed WaspHymenopteraForestsPelecinus polyturator
Thorny CaterpillarLepidopteraTropical forestsDaphnis nerii
Thorny Devil Stick InsectPhasmatodeaDeserts of AustraliaSpinifexia spp.
Thrasher AntHymenopteraTropical forestsOdontomachus spp.
Thread-legged BugHemipteraWorldwideEmesinae
Thread-waisted WaspHymenopteraDesertsSceliphron caementarium
Threadlegs PhasmatodeaPhasmatodeaTropical forestsBaculum extradentatum
Three-horn BeetleColeopteraForestsTrictenotoma childreni
Thrimby CricketOrthopteraCavesThrimby cavernicola
ThripsThysanopteraWorldwideThripidae
Thrips FlyThysanopteraVariousThripidae family
Throat-gland BeetleColeopteraForestsPlatypsyllus spp.
Thuggish AntHymenopteraTropical forestsCrematogaster spp.
Thumbnail BeetleColeopteraForestsStaphylinidae
ThunderbugHemipteraGrasslandsMegacopta cribraria
Tibalt's BeetleColeopteraForestsTibalt's manducus
TickAcariWorldwideIxodidae
Tick SpiderAraneaeGrasslandsChalcoscirtus spp.
Tick-killing BeetleColeopteraVariedCarcinops pumilio
Tiger BeetleColeopteraWorldwideCicindelidae
Tiger Crane FlyDipteraForestsNephrotoma spp.
Tiger MothLepidopteraWorldwideErebidae
Timber BeetleColeopteraWorldwideBuprestidae
Timber Fungus BeetleColeopteraForestsBolitophagus reticulatus
Timber WeevilColeopteraForestsPissodes spp.
Timber WormColeopteraForests and woodlandsHylecoetus spp.
Timberman AntHymenopteraForestsCamponotus herculeanus
Time BeetleColeopteraForestsChronobius spp.
Tineid MothLepidopteraVariousTineidae family
Tiny Fungus GnatDipteraForestsMycetophilidae
Tip-moth FlyDipteraForests and urban areasEcdytolopha spp.
Tiphia WaspHymenopteraGrasslandsTiphia spp.
Tiphiid WaspHymenopteraGrasslandsTiphiidae spp.
Tipula CraneflyDipteraForests and grasslandsTipula spp.
Tipulid Crane FlyDipteraMoist habitatsTipulidae family
Tischeriid MothLepidopteraDeciduous forestsTischeriidae family
Titan BeetleColeopteraTropical forestsTitanus giganteus
Toad BugHemipteraWorldwideGelastocoridae
Toad MantidflyNeuropteraForestsClimaciella brunnea
Toad SpiderAraneaeTemperate forestsAraneidae spp.
Toad-headed AntHymenopteraDesertsPheidole spp.
Toasted Sedge MothLepidopteraWetlands and marshesSedina buettneri
Tobacco HornwormLepidopteraNorth AmericaManduca sexta
Toe-biterHemipteraFreshwaterLethocerus spp.
Toga BeetleColeopteraGrasslandsLopheros spp.
Tomato Horn WormLepidopteraCroplandsManduca quinquemaculata
Tongue FlyDipteraGrasslandsGlutops spp.
Toothed Darkling BeetleColeopteraDesertsEleodes dentipes
Torch BeetleColeopteraForestsPyrophorus spp.
Torchlight FireflyColeopteraForestsPhoturis spp.
Tornado BugHemipteraGrasslandsSphisoma spp.
Torpedo BugHemipteraAquaticRanatra spp.
Tortoise BeetleColeopteraFoliage feedersCassidinae subfamily
Tortoise FlyDipteraForestsStratiomyidae family
Tortoise TickAcariForests and grasslandsAmblyomma spp.
Towel BeetleColeopteraForests and woodlandsPleolobus spp.
Tower FlyDipteraVariedEudorylas spp.
Townes' BeetleColeopteraForestsTownes' hesperus
Toxic GrasshopperOrthopteraGrasslandsParacaloptenus caloptenoides
Toxopoda BeetleColeopteraForestsToxopoda spp.
Tracking AntHymenopteraForestsLinepithema humile
Tracking CockroachBlattodeaGrasslandsHomalosilpha spp.
Trackless AntHymenopteraTropical forestsLeptogenys spp.
Tragosoma BeetleColeopteraBoreal forestsTragosoma depsarium
Trailing AntHymenopteraForestsLasius spp.
Trailing Shield BugHemipteraForestsParastrachia spp.
Transparent-winged AntHymenopteraTropical forestsCamponotus spp.
Transparent-winged DragonflyOdonataFreshwaterZenithoptera fasciata
Trap-door SpiderAraneaeArid RegionsCtenizidae
Trap-jaw AntHymenopteraTropical forestsOdontomachus spp.
Trap-jawed AntHymenopteraTropical forestsOdontomachus spp.
Tree CricketOrthopteraArborealOecanthinae subfamily
Tree HopperHemipteraWoody plantsMembracidae family
Tree KatydidOrthopteraForestsPterophylla camellifolia
Tree-killing BeetleColeopteraForestsIps spp.
TreehopperHemipteraWorldwideMembracidae
TreehoppersHemipteraForests and woodlandsMembracidae spp.
Tremex HorntailHymenopteraForestsTremex columba
Triangle BeetleColeopteraVariedTrigonurus spp.
Triangular AntHymenopteraForestsPyramica spp.
Triangular BeetleColeopteraForestsGalerucella spp.
Triangular MothLepidopteraForests and urban areasHeterocampa spp.
Triassic BeetleColeopteraFossilTriaplites spp.
Triatomine BugHemipteraTropical AmericasTriatominae subfamily
Trichodes BeetleColeopteraForestsTrichodes spp.
Trichopteran CaddisflyTrichopteraFreshwaterTrichoptera spp.
Trigger BeetleColeopteraDiverse habitatsBrachynotin
Trilobite BeetleColeopteraForestsDuliticola spp.
Trinket BeetleColeopteraForestsTrigonogenius spp.
Tristram's BeetleColeopteraGrasslandsTristram's gracilis
Trogossitid BeetleColeopteraForestsTrogossitidae spp.
Tropical AphidHemipteraTropical regionsToxoptera
Tropical Bont TickAcariAfrica and AsiaHyalomma
Trotting AntHymenopteraGrasslandsLinepithema humile
Trox BeetleColeopteraVariedTrox spp.
Trumpet AntHymenopteraSoutheast AsiaCamponotus
Trumpet BugHemipteraForestsCoptosoma scutellatum
Trumpet TermiteIsopteraForestsApicotermes spp.
Trunk Borer BeetleColeopteraForests and orchardsPoecilonota spp.
Tube Dwelling MidgeDipteraFreshwater habitatsChironomidae spp.
Tufted BugHemipteraForestsTharrhalea spp.
Tumbleweed AntHymenopteraDeserts and grasslandsPogonomyrmex spp.
Tumbling Flower BeetleColeopteraWorldwideMordellidae
Tunnel AntHymenopteraGrasslandsDorylus spp.
Turkestan CockroachBlattodeaWarmer regionsShelfordella lateralis
Twisted-wing ParasiteStrepsipteraParasitic on other insectsStrepsiptera spp.
Twisted-winged ParasiteStrepsipteraVariedStrepsiptera spp.
Tylototricha BeetleColeopteraForests and woodlandsTylototricha spp.

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