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List of Insects and Bugs

Updated on December 30, 2013

Find an Alphabetical List of Insects Below!

There are so many different kinds of insects all around the world it is hard to keep track of! If you are looking for a big alphabetical list of bugs then you've found the right place. Below are names as well as linked to informational pages to learn about them. Usually people look for lists like these for educational purposes. Whether you're doing a research project or are just curious on what a bug looks like...take a peek at this A-Z bug page!

Names of Insects & Bugs

Click on the links to view their picture and find more information.

A

admiral butterfly

ambush bug

apple maggot

ant lion

ant

aphid

armyworm

assassin bug

atlas moth

B

backswimmer

bedbug

bee

beetle

blue morpho butterfly

bluet

black widow spider

borer

brown butterfly

F

fire ant

firefly

flea

fly

fritillary butterfly

fruit fly

G

gnat

gossamer-winged butterfly

grasshopper

green darner dragonfly

ground beetle

grub

grain beetle

gypsy moth

H

hairstreak butterfly

harlequin bug

horse fly

honeybee

hornet

hornworm

house fly

hoverfly

I

imago

insect

J

Japanese beetle

Julia butterfly

jumping bean

junebug

K

katydid

kissing bug

L

ladybug

lacewing

larva

leafcutter ant

leafhopper

lice

lightning bug

locust

longhorn beetle

louse

luna moth

M

maggot

mantid

mantis

mayfly

meadowhawk

mealworm

metalmark butterfly

midge

milkweed bug

monarch

morpho

mosquito

moth

N

nymph

O

Oregon silverspot butterfly

owl butterfly

P

painted lady butterfly

paper wasp

peach tree borer

pill bug

psyllid

planthopper

pond skater

praying mantid

praying mantis

pupa

Q

Queen Alexandra's birdwing butterfly

R

roach

robber fly

List of Insects S-Z

S

scarab

silkworm

silverfish

skipper

slug

snout butterfly

spittlebug

springtail

stag beetle

stink bug

stonefly

stick insect

sulphur butterfly

swallowtail butterfly

T

termite

thrip

tiger beetle

tiger moth

tsetse fly

U

Ulysses butterfly

V

viceroy butterfly

W

walkingstick

wasp

water boatman

waterbug

waterstrider

weevil

wood-borer

wood nymph butterfly

woolly bear caterpillar

Y

yellowjacket

yellow-white butterfly

Z

zebra longwing butterfly

zebra swallowtail butterfly

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